{{Short description|Roman military garment}} {{One source|date=April 2025}} frame|Roman soldier wearing a sagum.
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 one of peace,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = Henry Nettleship and J. E. Sandys | encyclopedia = Dictionary of Classical Antiquities | title = Sagum | url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/seyffert/0557.html | accessdate = 2007-02-03 | year = 1894 | url-status = usurped | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070202081018/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/seyffert/0557.html | archivedate = 2007-02-02 }}</ref> it was slightly more practical, consisting of a simple rectangular segment of cloth fastened by a leather or metal clasp and worn on top of the armor. The fabric was unwashed wool, saturated with lanolin (which made it water-resistant); it was traditionally dyed bright red.
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Category:Military history of ancient Rome Category:Clothing in ancient Rome Category:Robes and cloaks