• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    59·
    2 months ago

    Explanation: Roman men in general, and Roman soldiers in particular, disdained trousers until around the mid-2nd century AD (they started wearing trousers a bit earlier in the colder regions of the Empire, but it wouldn’t catch on for a while). They considered it very unmanly and unRoman! So they wore tunics which, of course, could not be too long, or else they would restrict movement. As such, a legion of Roman soldiers would be showing a LOT of leg 🥵

    Amusingly enough, this was acknowledged as potentially sexy by the Romans themselves - Mark Antony, one of Caesar’s top generals and a notorious ladies’ man, was condemned by his enemies for wearing SCANDALOUSLY short tunics to show off his sexy legs. What a tease he was!

  • kittenzrulz123English
    29·
    2 months ago

    That why the Romans won so many wars, their enemies were clearly distracted :3

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      But then how do you explain the Roman victory over the naked Gaesatae in the Battle of Telamon?

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        18·
        2 months ago

        Nudity is barbaric; you have to tactically show your goods. Tease them, or it’s just clinical, tbh.

  • yamanii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    They are lucky jeans weren’t invented, it’s so bad having to wear them living in a hot place.