06-12-2006, 12:14 PM
The length of time Alexander had been on campaign in hot countries, I would have though his hair fairly sun bleached..unless it was covered most of the time..
If he was a chesnut colour, that would have given it red gold - fiery red glints....I know that from my own hair..and he may well have washed it in something that lightened the colour.
The Gods and Goddesses of ancient Greece often had 'fair' hair and Alexander may have emulated this, as did others.
Fair skin doesn't always tan very well, any red generally means at least a few freckles....although 'fair' skin in Alexander's case could have been that honey gold sort of colour...
Incidentially my daughter takes after her father, both being dark haired and brown eyed.....like him she finds it hard to tan and emerges in freckles...
I have the possible colouring of Alexander....dark chesnuty hair, now sadly including an amount of silver and greeny grey eyes (those who look closely will also see yellow/amber).....I go red, even with suncream, as those who saw me at Watford will know :lol: which changes to a somewhat ruddy hued golden honey colour ..
Alexander could well have been tanned to a golden red colour with hair that had fiery red/gold glints in the sun......golden hued indeed... :wink:
(PS...The silver hair I will eventually have.. along with my eye colouring....indicates that I have Teleri Elven blood at least... :wink: :wink: )
regards
Arthes
If he was a chesnut colour, that would have given it red gold - fiery red glints....I know that from my own hair..and he may well have washed it in something that lightened the colour.
The Gods and Goddesses of ancient Greece often had 'fair' hair and Alexander may have emulated this, as did others.
Fair skin doesn't always tan very well, any red generally means at least a few freckles....although 'fair' skin in Alexander's case could have been that honey gold sort of colour...
Incidentially my daughter takes after her father, both being dark haired and brown eyed.....like him she finds it hard to tan and emerges in freckles...
I have the possible colouring of Alexander....dark chesnuty hair, now sadly including an amount of silver and greeny grey eyes (those who look closely will also see yellow/amber).....I go red, even with suncream, as those who saw me at Watford will know :lol: which changes to a somewhat ruddy hued golden honey colour ..
Alexander could well have been tanned to a golden red colour with hair that had fiery red/gold glints in the sun......golden hued indeed... :wink:
(PS...The silver hair I will eventually have.. along with my eye colouring....indicates that I have Teleri Elven blood at least... :wink: :wink: )
regards
Arthes
Cristina
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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