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The ''pallium'' (dim: ''palliolum'') was the Roman cloak that was worn by both men and women (called a ''palla'' in the latter case). It was a rectangular piece of cloth, square in form,〔Tertullian, ''De Pallio'', I〕 as was the ''himation'' in ancient Greece. It is not to be confused with the ''pallium'', in the Catholic Church, which is related to the ''omophorion''. The ''pallium'', which was considered at first to be exclusively Greek and despised by Romans, was taken into favour by ordinary people, philosophers, and pedagogues, and eventually replaced the ''toga'' in the 2nd century BC. The material of this cloak was usually made of wool〔Plautus, ''Miles Gloriosus'', III, 1 93〕 or flax, but for the higher classes it could be made of silk with the use of gold threads〔Virgil, Æneid, IV 262-264〕 and embroideries. The garment varied in fineness, colour and ornament. It could be white, purple red (''purpurea'' from murex), black,〔Apuleius, ''The Golden Ass'', XI 3〕 yellow, blue, pale green, etc. It could be used as a blanket, to spread over beds or cover the body during sleep. In Tertullian's mind, the ''pallium'', which he adopted ''a toga ad pallium'', was the cloak of philosophers and Christians.〔 ( French article about ''De Pallio'' )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pallium (Roman cloak)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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