The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been getting its history wrong?

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all ... where they would undress and leave their clothing, which would be watched over by a servant or slave.

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and ... slaves looked so similar to Roman citizens that the Senate once considered a plan to make them wear special clothing so that they could ...