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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 3923472, member: 99554"]Over the years my wife often told me how sexy is my superb aquiline nose. (See my avatar portrait). The prominent bridge of my nasal appendage makes me look like an eagle (<i>aquilinus</i> in latin). But did you know that Plutarch, the greek biographer, wrote that the nose of <i>Mark Antony </i>was a characteristic and a mark of beauty and nobility:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034297[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a <b>crooked </b>nose. It is even called a « Roman nose » in the world of plastic surgery! Why was it a symbol of virility? In these times, the handsomeness standard for a man was to be an hero, a fighter or a « macho » man. And the <b>crooked</b> nose, like some boxers have, is an attribute of sexy masculinity. The huge statue <i>THE COLOSSUS OF CONSTANTINE</i> that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius is a very good example of the legendary « Roman nose ».</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Colossus_of_Constantine%2C_ca._280%E2%80%93337%2C_Musei_Capitolini%2C_Rome_%2836415234032%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now here are my top 3 emperors with a <b>crooked</b> nose :</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Nerva</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034299[/ATTACH]</p><p>2) Philip I</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034300[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Theodosius</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1034301[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now this is time for the <b>Challenge</b>: show us your best <b>crooked nose</b> examples ! Who nose how many we can find?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 3923472, member: 99554"]Over the years my wife often told me how sexy is my superb aquiline nose. (See my avatar portrait). The prominent bridge of my nasal appendage makes me look like an eagle ([I]aquilinus[/I] in latin). But did you know that Plutarch, the greek biographer, wrote that the nose of [I]Mark Antony [/I]was a characteristic and a mark of beauty and nobility: [ATTACH=full]1034297[/ATTACH] In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a [B]crooked [/B]nose. It is even called a « Roman nose » in the world of plastic surgery! Why was it a symbol of virility? In these times, the handsomeness standard for a man was to be an hero, a fighter or a « macho » man. And the [B]crooked[/B] nose, like some boxers have, is an attribute of sexy masculinity. The huge statue [I]THE COLOSSUS OF CONSTANTINE[/I] that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius is a very good example of the legendary « Roman nose ». [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Colossus_of_Constantine%2C_ca._280%E2%80%93337%2C_Musei_Capitolini%2C_Rome_%2836415234032%29.jpg[/IMG] Now here are my top 3 emperors with a [B]crooked[/B] nose : 1) Nerva [ATTACH=full]1034299[/ATTACH] 2) Philip I [ATTACH=full]1034300[/ATTACH] 3) Theodosius [ATTACH=full]1034301[/ATTACH] Now this is time for the [B]Challenge[/B]: show us your best [B]crooked nose[/B] examples ! Who nose how many we can find?[/QUOTE]
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