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Liza Cleland's study of Greek clothing led her inevitably to the Brauron Catalogues - inscriptions of great significance for any study of this kind. This book is made up of her research into the texts, and is intended as a reference text to give 'a foothold in the impenetrable faces' of the Brauron Catalogue. The study provides invaluable insights into the complexity of ancient clothing and its integral aspect of social, cultural, personal and gender expression.

Who dressed as a woman in an attempt to commit adultery with Julius Caesar�s wife? How did the ancient Greeks make blusher from seaweed? Just how does one wear a toga? If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be without. Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z is an alphabetized compendium of styles and accessories that form the well-known classical image: a reference source of stitches, drapery, hairstyles, colours, fabrics and jewellery, and an analysis of the intricate system of social meanings that...

If, as many claim, the importance of clothes lies in their detail, then this alphabetised compendium of styles and accessories that form the well-known classical image is a book that no sartorially savvy Classicist should be without.