L’abito nel quotidiano: l’apporto della documentazione papirologica

Although the documentary papyri frequently allow us to know many aspects of everyday life in greco-roman Egypt, a considerable part of the vocabulary related with dress is still unknown. Therefore we are unable to know the names and/or typology of cloaks, tunics, etc. On the single ground of the term karakallion, this paper intends to show the innumerable linguistic, interpretative, and also archaeological problems with which papyrologists are confronted in their work.