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Why did the Romans shave their beards ?

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Why did the Romans shave their beards ?
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01-18-2005, 05:45 PM
Avete,<br>
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Does anybody know why the Romans shaved off their beards ?<br>
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If I'm not mistaken, they were the only Europeans to do so. The only other Mediterranean people to share that trait were the Egyptians. I understand that there were exceptions in both countries, but being clean-shaven was the rule.<br>
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Did the Romans consider beards unclean or barbaric ?<br>
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I don't see how they could consider them barbaric since the Greeks were bearded.<br>
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-Theo <p></p><i></i>
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Why did the Romans shave their beards ? - by Theodosius the Great - 01-18-2005, 05:45 PM
Re: Why did the Romans shave their beards ? - by Anonymous - 01-18-2005, 08:24 PM
beards - by Theodosius the Great - 01-18-2005, 08:39 PM
Re: beards - by Uwe Bahr - 01-19-2005, 06:14 AM
Re: beards - by Uwe Bahr - 01-19-2005, 06:26 AM
shaved Europeans - by Carlton Bach - 01-19-2005, 08:18 PM
Re: shaved Europeans - by Anonymous - 01-20-2005, 05:54 AM
Re: shaved Europeans - by Crispvs - 01-21-2005, 12:26 AM
Re: shaved Europeans - by Tarbicus - 01-21-2005, 07:56 AM
short-haired Celt - by Carlton Bach - 01-21-2005, 05:14 PM
Re: short-haired Celt - by Ebusitanus - 01-26-2005, 11:55 AM
Iberians - by Theodosius the Great - 01-26-2005, 12:19 PM
Re: Iberians - by Ebusitanus - 01-27-2005, 10:55 AM
Re: Iberians - by Theodosius the Great - 01-27-2005, 02:59 PM
Re: Iberians - by Crispvs - 01-27-2005, 11:53 PM
celts... - by Arthes - 10-10-2005, 10:36 PM
Spartan hair... - by Arthes - 06-30-2006, 11:47 AM

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