Tunic: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	tunica

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(Top) The Roman toga, worn pouched in the front and drawn up over the head. Marble statue of Caesar Augustus, 1st century ad. In the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome. (Bottom) Imperial Roman long-sleeved tunica. Statue of Commodus, reigned ad 180–192. In the Vatican Museum, Rome.

Etruscan musicians wearing styles of the time

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