11-30-2014, 08:51 PM
The shield on the ground is an enemy shield, being trampled by the victorious emperor. A head of Constantine the Great shows a similar hairstyle - not as extreme admittedly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin...latino.JPG
The long-at-the-back style seems to have had quite an extended history, perhaps it dates to Constantine's use of wigs later in his life - much as the bald Louis IV started over a century of wig wearing in Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin...latino.JPG
The long-at-the-back style seems to have had quite an extended history, perhaps it dates to Constantine's use of wigs later in his life - much as the bald Louis IV started over a century of wig wearing in Europe.
Martin
Fac me cocleario vomere!
Fac me cocleario vomere!
