laticlave
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thumb|Artist's representation of the assassination of Caesar; various of the assassins are wearing laticlavia or angusticlavia according to their respective ranks. In ancient Roman regalia, a laticlave or clavus was a broad stripe or band of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators as an emblem of office. The name laticlavia translates to 'broad nail' and figuratively 'broad stripe', in contrast to the 'narrow stripe' (angusticlavia) which appeared on the tunics of lower social ranks.
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It is catalogued under topics including Clothing in ancient Rome and Regalia.
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thumb|Artist's representation of the assassination of Caesar; various of the assassins are wearing laticlavia or angusticlavia according to their respective ranks. In ancient Roman regalia, a laticlave or clavus was a broad stripe or band of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators as an emblem of office. The name laticlavia translates to 'broad nail' and figuratively 'broad stripe', in contrast to the 'narrow stripe' (angusticlavia) which appeared on the tunics of lower social ranks.
This ornament, according to some, was called clavus ('nail') as being set with little round plates of gold, or silver, like the heads of nails. Cantelius maintained that the clavus consisted of a kind of purple flowers, sewn upon the cloth.
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