Ancient Roman Women Exercising in Bikinis. Roman Mosaic From Villa Romana del Casale outside the town of Piazza Armerina, in Central Sicily. Mosaic may have been made in the 4th century A.D. by North African artists
Just incase anyone needed any more proof that what is considered the ideal female form is entirely arbitary, have some Roman women with muscles, bound breasts, wide hips and tiny feet.