02-21-2006, 12:35 AM
Quote:tlclark wrote:
Absolutely right, in fact, no matter which monument it is, nearly all Roman enemies look the same, whether Parthian or Celt, they all have the same clothes and hairstyle.
We could say the same about the Romans too.....
Au contraire! As an art historian I learned to appreciate hairstyles very much. They were life-savers during slide tests.
Beards and short hair - early republic or Antonine.
No beards, short hair in loose falling locks - late republican through Augustan.
"Beatles" style mop cuts - Julio claudian
Elaborate piled curls and braids - Flavian women
Crew cuts and stubble - 3rd Century after Caracalla - Soldier Emperors.
Page and bowl cuts - 4th C. through Theodosius
Heavy "helmet hair" wigs and triple forelocks - Severan
The whole thing was a God send to any undergraduate aspiring art historian.
The only thing better was Greek pots, cause the dudes wrote their names all over them.
:wink:
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