Complex sentence: Contrary to popular perception, the clothing Romans wore ordinarily was dark or colorful, and the most common male attire seen daily throughout the Empire as a whole would have been tunics, trousers, and cloaks.
Split into simpler sentences: Contrary to popular perception, the clothing worn by Romans during the Imperial era ordinarily was dark or colorful. The most common male attire seen daily throughout the Empire as a whole would have been tunics, trousers, and cloaks.