Hellenistic soldiers in tunic, 100 BCE, detail of the Nile mosaic of Palestrina.

The tunic (Latin tunica) was the common masculine garment of Greco-Roman civilization. It was worn by citizens and non-citizens alike; citizens, though, would wear it under the toga, especially at formal occasions. The length of the garment, the presence or lack of stripes, as well as their width and ornamentation, would indicate the wearer's status in Roman society. Soldiers, slaves and manual workers generally had tunics to a little above the knee; those in more sedentary occupations to about the ankle (unless they were expecting to ride a horse, when a shorter one would be worn). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (996x449, 645 KB) Hellenistic soldiers circa 100 BCE, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Egypt. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (996x449, 645 KB) Hellenistic soldiers circa 100 BCE, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Egypt. ... A detail of the Nile mosaic of Palestrina. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The word masculine can refer to: the property of being biologically male masculinity, a traditionally male gender role the masculine grammatical gender This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... The Temple of Athena, the Parthenon Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around nine hundred years. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Roman clad in toga The toga was a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome. ...

Greek tunic

The tunic was also worn by the ancient and Byzantine Greeks and is very similar to the chiton, which looked like a jacket. In Ancient Greece, a person's tunic was decorated at the hem-line to represent the city-state in which he lived. The tunics were either dyed with bright colors or bleached white. // Overview Byzantine Dress changed vastly over the centuries. ... A Danaid, wearing a low-girded chiton A chiton was a piece of clothing in the Ancient Greek world. ... Look up jacket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Temple of Athena, the Parthenon Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around nine hundred years. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ...

Roman legionary tunic

Roman worker dressed in a tunic

Underneath his armor, the Roman legionary wore a (usually woollen) tunic. There is considerable debate today as to whether the typical Roman legionary's tunic was undyed or dyed red using madder dye; a number of works of art and written descriptions contemporary to the Roman Empire contradict each other on this point. Alternately, it is possible that Roman legionary officers wore red tunics, while rank-and-file soldiers wore undyed tunics. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ... Roman legionaries, 1st century. ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes... Species See text. ...

The tunic originally worn by the Roman legionary consisted simply of a long piece of rectangular cloth sewed to an identical piece, with holes for the arms and head simply left unsewn. Later, it became fashionable for tunics to be produced with sleeves and worn with braccae. This was especially the case in relatively cold northern territories such as Britain and Germany where similar clothes were already in existence among the native populations. ^[1] Sleeve (O. Eng. ... Braccae is the Latin term for trousers, and in this context is today used to refer to a style of pants, made from wool and apparently invented by the ancient Celts. ...

Medieval tunic

Germanic tunic of the 4th century found at the Thorsberg moor

Following the fall of the Roman empire, the tunic continued to be worn with varying sleeve and hem lengths throughout Europe during the Middle Ages. Often reaching the knees or ankles, it was usually worn over underclothes consisting of a shirt (usually hip-length or longer) and drawers (usually knee- or ankle-length pants related to braccae). It may be accompanied by hose. ^[2] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 589 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1006 × 1024 pixel, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 589 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1006 × 1024 pixel, file size: 161 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Thorsberg moor (Thorsberger Moor, Tosbarch, Tåsbjerre Thors hill; ) near Süderbrarup in Anglia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD served as the location of votive deposits by the Angles and is hence the location of important Roman Iron Age finds... Romulus Augustus was deposed as Western Roman Emperor in 476 while still young. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Florentine particolored hose, c. ...

Tunics worn during the Early Middle Ages often featured decorative embroidery along the neck, hem and wrists. ^[3] This was the case, for instance, with tunics worn by both rich and poor Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest. ^[4] Justinians wife Theodora and her retinue, in a 6th century mosaic from the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Phulkari from Punjab region, India 15th century embroidered cope, Ghent, Belgium Elizabethan embroidery styles include blackwork on linen and dense patterns worked in colored silk and metallic threads on velvet or other rich fabrics Embroidery is the art or handicraft of... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging toRaedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...

Modern tunic

In Western culture, its use continues primarily in a religious and uniform context. It is the primary garment worn by the clergy, and members of religious orders. The religious tunic reaches to the feet. It is also the name often given to the coat worn by military and police personnel, usually close-fitting, buttoned up the front, either high-collared or open-necked, and of a variety of lengths (although most commonly with short skirts). Religious is a term with both a technical definition and folk use. ... A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisations activity. ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... A Taoist monk playing an instrument. ... Double-breasted coat, 1876 For other meanings than clothing, see Coat (Disambiguation) A coat (a term frequently interchangeable with jacket) is an outer garment worn by both men and women, for warmth and/ or fashion. ... For other uses, see Button (disambiguation). ...

External links

• modern tunics examples

References

• Bradfield, Nancy. Historical Costumes of England: 1066-1968. 3rd Edition. 1970.
• "Dress and Adornment." The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th edition. Volume 17. 1994.