Explanation: Romans wore tunics, which generally did not reach the knees. Flexible and breathable! This includes the Roman Legions. Trousers were denigrated as ‘barbarian’, though Legions in northern areas and the later Empire would begin to wear them regularly.
Julius Caesar’s right-hand man, Mark Antony, was noted as wearing scandalously short tunics to show off his muscular legs. Ooh la la!
What was the average temperature in Rome? (Or what is it in the summer?) I imagine skirts/shorts would be easier to wear if it’s hot.
Warm. Wiki has a helpful little chart of average temperatures throughout the year:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome#Climate
Excellent! Thank you.
The average relative humidity is 75%
And that right there is why they wore skirts. Humidity kills. Especially if you’re going to go into battle with another thousand or few other guys swinging metal around.
Weatherspark is my goto site for yearly averages for a place. It’s got average temperature, precipitation, sun/cloud cover, wind and many more statistics.
I’m already going to hell for so much, can I get a source on that pic
Reverse image search suggests:
Irene wore the skirt during Red Velvet’s appearance on MMTG. She went for a simple look wearing the skirt with a white short-sleeved shirt and black vest.
That’s just the Roman way to keep their army masculine.
“After all, what’s more masculine than checking out your homies?”
-Romans probably
