Facial Hair

[Theodosius the Great]

Yet it had always been my understanding that the fashion in the 1st century B.C. was not to wear a beard. If any of you bearded gentlemen portray soldiers from that period what do you do? Do you shave before a re-enactment or not? I have a beard, but am not all that keen on shaving every time I do a re-enactment. Thoughts?

I keep my full beard and tell anyone who asks that I'm not a slave to fashion. Someone, IMO, would have been bearded. There's always the oddball.

Here is a Trajanic soldier (possibly a Praetorian) who is fully bearded. You have to zoom in closely to see it.



~Theo