# The Roman Toga — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [September 11, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-roman-toga-whe-article-discussion/1307 "2019-09-11T15:57:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-roman-toga-whe-article-discussion/1307/1 "2019-09-11T15:57:16Z")

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The toga was an item of clothing worn by men who were citizens of Rome. The toga consisted of a single length of wool cloth cut in a semicircle and wrapped around the body of the wearer without any fastenings. The Roman toga was a clearly identifiable status symbol.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/48/the-roman-toga/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/48/the-roman-toga/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-roman-toga-whe-article-discussion/1307/2 "2026-07-28T18:50:31Z")

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