togatus

Updated: May 13, 2025

35 -Togatus- denotes, in juristic and generally in technical language, the Italian in contradistinction not merely to the foreigner, but also to the Roman burgess. Inscr.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book III : From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States

“What is your name?” said the judge. She answered, “Callista.” The judge then asked if she was a freewoman or a slave. She answered, “Free; the daughter of Orsilochus, lapidary, of Proconnesus.” Some conversation then went on among the magistrates as to her advocate or defensor. Aristo presented himself, but the question arose whether he was togatus.

John Henry Newman - Callista : a Tale of the Third Century

35 -Togatus- denotes, in juristic and generally in technical language, the Italian in contradistinction not merely to the foreigner, but also to the Roman burgess. Inscr.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)