Femoralia, the Glossary
Femoralia or feminalia and tibialia were a kind of leg covering used in ancient Rome, the femoralia covering the upper leg (cf. femur) and the tibialia covering the lower leg (cf. tibia).[1]
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Breeches
Breeches are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles.
Femur
The femur (femurs or femora), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh.
Leggings
Leggings are several types of leg attire that have varied through the years.
Tibia
The tibia (tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.
Trousers
Trousers (British English), slacks, or pants (American and Canadian English) are an item of clothing worn from the waist to anywhere between the knees and the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth extending across both legs as in robes, skirts, dresses and kilts).
See also
Roman-era clothing
- Abolla
- Ancient Roman military clothing
- Angusticlavia
- Calceus
- Carbatina
- Cestus
- Chiton (garment)
- Clothing in ancient Rome
- Coa vestis
- Femoralia
- Fibula (brooch)
- Laticlave
- Laurel wreath
- Olicula
- Paenula
- Palla (garment)
- Pallium (Roman cloak)
- Paludamentum
- Perizoma (loincloth)
- Pileus (hat)
- Pteruges
- Sagum
- Soccus
- Stola
- Subligaculum
- Synthesis (clothing)
- Toga
- Trabea
- Tunica interior
- Tunica molesta
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femoralia
Also known as Feminalia, Tibialia.