Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Lacerna

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

LACER'NA. An article of dress, which appears to have been borrowed from the Gauls. (Cic. Phil. ii. 30.) It consisted of a loose mantle, not closed all round, like the paenula, but open in front, and fastened by a buckle or brooch (fibula) under the throat. It was, moreover, sufficiently ample to be worn over the toga (Juv. ix. 28.), or any other garment; and had a hood (cucullus. Mart. xiv. 132. 139.), which could be raised over the head when the wearer wished to conceal his features, or avoid the sight of any unpleasant object. (Hor. Sat. ii. 7. 55. Paterc. ii. 70. 2.) It came first into use towards the latter end of the republic; but became very general under the empire, being used by all classes, civil as well as military. (Suet. Aug. 40. Claud. 6.) All these particulars seem to be distinctly exhibited in the mantle worn by the annexed figure (Lacerna/1.1), from the column of Trajan; and as it presents a characteristic dress, which can be ascribed to no other name in the language, it may be confidently taken as affording the model of a lacerna.

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  Lacerna/1.1