Today, my master, Gaius and his Lady, Aurelia, threw a rather extravagant party for Gaius, jr. They dote on the boy to no end. I thought he would have a bit more hair on his first birthday! He can barely recline at table and has only two teeth, as well, so he can barely chew the honey cake. His parents gave him a brand new tunic, very expensive, very nice weave, very vibrant stripes. For you barbarians reading my posts, the stripes indicate class. Little Gaius' tunic is called a tunica angusticlavia, or "tunic with narrow stripes." The broad stripes are reserved for senators. Upper-class children and knights wear the narrow stripes. When he turns 16, Gaius will turn in his bulla and tunica angusticlavia for a plain white toga. After that, he'll need to earn his stripes!
Little Gaius takes gets his first tunic and takes his first steps.
Activity:
1. Sing happy birthday to Caesar and put on his new tunica angusticlavia. Describe the significance of this garment and the difference between patrician and plebeian classes in Rome.
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