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What did the 'scarlet cloak' represent in ancient Rome?

Question #87539. Asked by tragic_flawed.
Last updated May 14 2021.

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The scarlet cloak was symbolic in that it was associated with neat clean women who were respectably going about their business visiting their neighbours or attending worship on a Sunday.
link https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-scarlet-cloak-represent-in-Ancient-Rome

In the Roman Catholic Church, scarlet robes - symbolizing the color of arterial blood - are worn by Cardinals as a symbol of their willingness to defend their faith "unto the shedding of (their own) blood.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_%28color%29

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 14 2021.
Oct 21 2007, 7:27 AM
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