Rhead, G. Woolliscroft (George Woolliscroft), 1854-1920 · London : T.F. Unwin · leaf 246
s. It has been recorded that the Greeks wore theirbeards until the time of Alexander, who, fearful lestthe length of their beards should prove a handle totheir enemies,commandedthe Macedonians to beshaven, and the first whoshaved at Athens everafter bore the additionof \0|f>oJK (shaven)… … HEARDED BACCHUS. shave until the year o{ ^.p,^, ^^ costume of the A >uients.Rome 454, when P. Titi- nius brought over a stock of barbers from Sicily. Plinyadds that Scipio Africanus was the first to introducethe fashion of shaving daily. It became the customto have visits of ceremony at the…
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