Kelly Olson

'Dress and the Roman Woman'

Bog | Engelsk

In ancient Rome, the subtlest details in dress helped to distinguish between levels of social and moral hierarchy. Clothes were a key part of the sign systems of Roman civilization a central aspect of its visual language, for women as well as men. This e

'Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity'

Bog | Engelsk

In Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity, Olson argues that clothing functioned as part of the process of communication by which elite male influence, masculinity, and sexuality were made known and acknowledged, and furthermore that these concepts inte