01-19-2005, 06:14 AM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>Look at all of the bearded legionnaires on Trajan's column<hr><br>
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The <strong>Traian's</strong> column is not really a good example for bearded legionaries. Indeed up to Hadrian all Roman emperors were clean shaven: Augustus, Tiberius, Caius, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian,Titus, Domitian, Nerva and Traian and the monuments including the Traian' s column show the soldiers - following the fashion of their emperors - unbearded.<br>
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With Hadrian the fashion changed, his successors wore full beards: Antoninus Pius, Verus, Marcus Aurelius (consequently on <strong>Marcus'</strong> Column the very most soldiers are shown bearded), Commodus, ... IIRC this fashion remained standard for the soldiers' emperors in 3rd century and it seemed to change again with the Christian emperors. <p></p><i></i>
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The <strong>Traian's</strong> column is not really a good example for bearded legionaries. Indeed up to Hadrian all Roman emperors were clean shaven: Augustus, Tiberius, Caius, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian,Titus, Domitian, Nerva and Traian and the monuments including the Traian' s column show the soldiers - following the fashion of their emperors - unbearded.<br>
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With Hadrian the fashion changed, his successors wore full beards: Antoninus Pius, Verus, Marcus Aurelius (consequently on <strong>Marcus'</strong> Column the very most soldiers are shown bearded), Commodus, ... IIRC this fashion remained standard for the soldiers' emperors in 3rd century and it seemed to change again with the Christian emperors. <p></p><i></i>
Greets - Uwe
