Fiberbabe:

Thanks for much for that article. I read it to the end and, according to the article, the more elite Romans didn't want to wear the pallium at all and thought it to be somewhat barbaric and--ha!--Greek. They preferred togas as a mark of distinction.

Pallium used as: cloak, horse blanket, curtains, blanket to lay you down at night, even--biggest surprise--sails on a boat! The remarkable, wonderful pallium.

Thanks again for one terrific article.

WW