The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

The social structure of ancient ... could wear a white toga with the latus clavus, a broad purple stripe along the edge. Equestrian togas had a narrow purple stripe (clavus augustus). Roman ...

Yet its survival goes beyond mere luck; it is the product of brilliant engineering that has defied centuries of wear and tear. So How Did the Pantheon’s Dome Stand the Test of Time? Let’s explore this ...