A
Greek garment which was the
precursor to the
toga. It was a
simple rectangle, usually about 2 x 4
yards in
size. The
middle of one long side was placed under the right
arm, and the two ends were
thrown over the left
shoulder, one from in front and one from behind. The
weight of the
cloth on the left
arm made it
inconvenient and
bulky for
military wear, but it if were
shortened, it would have been hard to wear, since the weight of the cloth in the front and the back that kept the whole damn thing from falling off.
And keep in mind, frat boys, when you have a 'toga party', what's more likely is that you're having a 'himation party' (although you wouldn't be wearing it correctly, but wait, you don't even wear togas correctly, idiots). Learn to distinguish Greek from Roman you uneducated beer-worshipping swinery.