Male Costume in the Roman Province Noricum, Fourth and Fifth Centuries AD
摘要
Textiles and garments are important for cultural affiliation, embodiment of specific values, and self-representation. Male costumes dating to the fourth and fifth centuries AD from the Roman Province of Noricum are the focal point of our research along with textile production in what is today Austria. Case studies from male burials at Late Roman cemeteries in the Danubian region such as Frauenberg, Globasnitz, Mautern, Pottenbrunn, Saladorf, Schwechat, Tulln, and Zwentendorf show distinctive garment elements (i.e. metal dress accessories) which have mineralised textiles attached to them. Those graves are the focus of this study, especially the fibulae and belt elements and the textile components attached to them. The textiles are analysed in terms of their position on the body and their association with certain dress elements. Consequently, various qualities of cloth can be identified and connected with specific garments such as tunics, cloaks, or even trousers. Some considerations are also made regarding the textiles, textile tools, and epigraphic sources found in the same region. This provides a basis from which to understand textile production in Roman Austria, which is interwoven with the textile evidence as found in the graves, the evidence of which displays a local production flavour.