Roman outfit of a middle class man of the 4th century CE.

Trousers are based on the 3rd century (?) Thorsberg trousers, which correspond to a multitude of contemporary Roman depictions. They are made from diamond woven wool and dyed with woad.

Under tunic is made from fine linen and following the most common contemporary cutting pattern. Like the main tunic it features slits under the arms, so that it can be worn like a sleeveless tunic. The stains on the tunic stem form decoloration of other plant dyed garments, such as trousers and other main tunics.

The main tunic is hand woven from wool in tabby weave, with woven in clavii (stripes).

The shoes are the typical Campagus type, here based on a 4th century find from Luxenburg.

The cloak is based on the 6th century specimen from Lahun, Egypt, which seem to be the same specimen of "Paenula" or "Casula" (Isidore of Seville) as depicted on a number of 4th century depictions.

The satchel is a reconstruction of the Comacchio shipwreck satchel, which is very similar in design to a number of other finds from the 2nd and 3rd centuries from Switzerland and northern England. It is thus hypothesised that satchel design remained quite similar as satchels may have been mass products.

Music: Te Deum, 4th Century CE. Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz.

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