Tunic

Tunic (Lat. tunica), the Roman equivalent of the Greek chiton, the chief under-garment of Greeks and Romans of both sexes. In its ordinary form it consisted of a plain woollen shirt, girded round the loins and reaching to about the knees, with two short sleeves covering the upper part of the arm. Over this loose outside drapery in various forms were worn, as the Greek pallium and the Roman toga. The women's tunics (Lat. stola) were usually longer and looser than those of men, and were fastened under the bosom instead of round the loins.