Sagum

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The sagum was a garment of note generally worn by members of the Roman military during both the Republic and early Empire. Regarded symbolically as a garment of war by the same tradition which embraced the toga as a garment of peace^[1], it was slightly more practical in any event, consisting of a simple rectangular segment of cloth fastened by a leather or perhaps metal clasp and worn on top of the armor.

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1. ^ "Sagum". Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. (1894). Ed. Henry Nettleship and J. E. Sandys. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.