trabea

Definitions

• A white or purple toga, or possibly mantle, ornamented with red or purple stripes, associated with the equestrian class.
• The purple-bordered toga praetexta worn by augurs, other priests, and certain Republican officials.
• A red or purple garment said to have been worn by Romulus and other early Roman kings and consuls, also used to decorate divine images.
• (Late Latin) The elaborate ornamental dress of late Imperial consuls.