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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;S. Porter, post: 3216585, member: 86735&quot;](I would like to see a citation of where some ancient historian says the lack of a beard had something to do with Christianity.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree. Here is an article citing early Christian authors as saying the opposite, that beards are manly and Christian.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The beard also served as a sign of manhood in the early Christian community as the ability to grow facial hair separated men from boys.<a href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/#_ftn10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/#_ftn10" rel="nofollow">[10]</a> Additionally, many influential early Church fathers promoted the beard as a sign of Christian manhood. Clement of Alexandria, for example, noted that the beard was a sign of man’s superior nature while Lactantius held that the beard contributed to the “beauty of manliness and strength.”<a href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/#_ftn11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/#_ftn11" rel="nofollow">[11]</a> Indeed, eunuchs, who by means of their castration had lost the ability to grow facial hair, were no longer recognizable as men in the Christian community.<a href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/#_ftn12" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/#_ftn12" rel="nofollow">[12]</a>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/" rel="nofollow">https://apholt.com/2016/05/31/hair-beard-clothing-and-masculinity-in-early-christianity/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe Constantine just couldn&#039;t grow a nice beard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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