1stcentury off-duty clothing

[Marcus Mummius]

On that topic of clavi, Mummius, it seems there is a little conflict in some folks' minds about the single central wide clavus that senators are reputed to have worn. Any thoughts on that?

Some say they wore two wide senatorial scarlet/purple, others say one 100mm or so in the center front. What do you think?

I must say my knowledge on high rank tunics is very limited.

I don't know if there is a lot of evidence for the one broad central stripe. There is evidence however for the two purple clavi (about a finger length wide for senators and a finger thick for equites).

There is a discussion on tribune tunics here: http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... ple+stripe

Vale,