When Ancient Rome Banned Long Hair to Stop Romans From Copying Germanic Fashion
The prohibition of wearing long hair in late antique Rome may have had little to do with removing foreigners from the city. Instead, a new study suggests Emperor Honorius introduced the ban because…
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