Romans ate a light breakfast and some food during the daybreakfastdinner. Food. They had a large dinner. Dinner was a major event starting at around three in the afternoon. The servants served dinner and romans lay on their sides on a couch. They ate with their hands and rinsed their hands often in water during the meal.
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Food. The most popular food was bread, beans, fish, vegetables, cheese, and dried fruit. They ate some meat. The rich had a variety of foods in fancy sauces. How the food looked was just as important as the taste. Some of the food they ate seemed very strange to us, such as mice and peacock tongues.
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Toga Tunic. Roman clothes. The toga was a long robe made up of several yards of material. The wealthy wore white togas made from wool or linen. Some colors and markings on togas were reserved for certain people and certain occasions. For example, a toga with a purple border was worn by high ranking senators and consuls, while a black toga was generally only worn during times of mourning. The toga was uncomfortable and hard to wear and was generally only worn in public, not around the house. In later years, the toga grew out of style and most people wore a tunic with a cloak when it was cold. The tunic was more like a long shirt. Tunics were worn by the rich around the house and under their togas. They were the regular dress of the poor.