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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clavdivs, post: 3217041, member: 93702&quot;]Beards... I don</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beards... I don&#039;t know.. I think that then as now it&#039;s all about the style of the times and accepted norms. Alexander The Great was clean shaven... as well as the Ptolemys.. I would assume that being clean shaven was also a sign of wealth as the time required (and the tools?) were not something that a common man would have (like being an avid golfer today - it takes time AND money! and most of us are short of one or both of those!).</p><p>I believe Hadrian was the first Emperor to sport a beard.&nbsp; </p><p>I read somewhere long ago (not sure if accurate) but that the common soldiers in the Legions were very happy when they saw the depiction of Hadrian on coins - they were free from shaving which I am sure was quite a chore back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Hadrian&#039;s reign ended a decade or so before Clement of Alexandria was born... by then I would think the trend was already set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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