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China`s Terracotta Army

In 1974, Chinese farmers were digging a well when they made a mysterious discovery – the head of a terracotta soldier. When archeologists excavated the site, they found statues of life –size soldiers, all made from terracotta, a type of hardened clay. It turned out that the location of the well was where an entire army of terracotta soldiers had been buried.

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, had the soldiers made between 221 and 226 BCE. The army was buried with the emperor when he died in 210 BCE. He believed that he would rule a kingdom in the afterlife. He needed the soldiers to defend it. In total, there were 8.000 terracotta soldiers, 130 chariots, and 670 horses. The soldiers measure 1.8 to 1.9 meters tall. Eight different molds were used for the heads, but the emperor wanted each one to be different. Therefore, the workers added pieces of clay to form unique facial features. At one time, each piece had colorful paint. Most of the paint has faded but there are still places where you can see the original colors. Some of the statues have been displayed in museums, but most of them remain in their original burial ground.

Clothing in Ancient Rome

In ancient Rome, one´s social class was very important, especially for males. One way to determine a person´s social class was by looking at his r her clothing. All Romans wore tunics, which were long shirts with a belt around the waist. Men also wore togas over the tunics. A toga was a big piece of cloth that was draped around the body. Senators had purple stripes down the front of their tunic and a purple stripe along the border of their toga. Generals, and later some emperors, wore purple togas with gold embroidery. Women also wore floor – length tunics, with gold pins at the shoulders. Married women wore brightly colored stolas, which were long dresses, over their tunics.