Cloak or hood in Britain and Gaul
Abirrus orbirrus brittanicus was arainproof,hoodedwoollencloak (or simply a hood alone), characteristically worn inBritain andGaul at the time of theRoman Empire and into theMiddle Ages.[1][2]
A mosaic atChedworth Roman Villa shows a Briton wearing a birrus brittanicus;[3] there is also one shown on a statue of a ploughman at theBritish Museum.[4]
- ^William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875. quoted at[1] (retrieved April 29, 2008)
- ^T.W. Potter, Roman Britain, 2nd edition (London, The British Museum Press, 1997) quoted at the British Museum website[2] (retrieved April 29, 2008)
- ^BBC/OU Open2.net - History - Locations - Chedworth
- ^British Museum website (retrieved 26 August 2024)
