In addition, senators enjoyed reserved seating at public ceremonies and games, and they alone had the honor of wearing the ‘latus clavus’ – the purple striped toga. In 27 BC, Augustus ...

Viewed from the gallery, the U.S. Senate falls woefully short of its own billing as the greatest deliberative body on earth. Vital issues are very often resolved casually after pawky debates ...

Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple toga, while senators could wear a white toga with the latus clavus, a broad purple stripe along the edge. Equestrian togas had a narrow purple stripe ...