Abolla

The Abolla (Greek: ἀμβόλλα ) was a Greek, and later Roman cloth that was used as a piece of clothing in ancient times.

Description

The Abolla was a large, colored woolen cloth that was worn like a toga. Often it was yellow, or brown in color. The Abolla was sort of the military counterpart to the toga of civilians. In the military field, it was worn by high officials instead of or above the armor, and was given the men following their military service. That's why you looked in cities veterans who wore a Abolla.

History

This garment was in the 3rd century popular in Greece and was introduced in the 2nd century BC in the Roman Legion. She held up in late antiquity.

Varro wrote in his works of the Abolla, as we see pictures of her on the Arch of Septimius Severus.