01-21-2005, 05:14 PM
He may well be a Romanised Celt - after all, he had a bust of himself made. Short hair and moustaches show up long after in the western provinces. A 3rd century gladiator mosaic from Mainz (I think) shows spectators dressed in fringed tunics and sagum-style cloaks with short hair and moustaches. A lot like him, in fact.<br>
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That said, there is really no reason to assume all Celts wore their hair long. That's something of a stereotype that stresses their 'differentness'. <p></p><i></i>
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That said, there is really no reason to assume all Celts wore their hair long. That's something of a stereotype that stresses their 'differentness'. <p></p><i></i>
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