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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just feel like I'd be tripping all over the place with those robes. I think it's a good think I was born in the AP (after pants) era.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Funny enough, the Romans themselves didn't care too much for the toga. It was hot, heavy, and unwieldy. But it was like a suit - it was what you were SUPPOSED to wear on proper occasions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They would have looked pretty silly lined up at the urinals with those things at the Colosseum.