To: kabar
Re: Greeks and Italians.
The Greeks believed anyone not Greek was a barbarian.
The Romans believed anyone who didn't shave and bathe was a barbarian.
This attitude still persists.
47 posted on
02/02/2004 12:34:12 PM PST by
ffusco
(Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
To: ffusco
Re: Greeks and Italians. The Greeks believed anyone not Greek was a barbarian. The Romans believed anyone who didn't shave and bathe was a barbarian. This attitude still persists. LOL. I enjoyed the insight. I also live two years in Naples and got married there. Of course, Naples is not Italy since, according to Northern Italians, Africa begins south of Rome.
68 posted on
02/02/2004 3:25:55 PM PST by
kabar
To: ffusco
The Romans believed anyone who didn't shave and bathe was a barbarian. If you look at portraits of American Presidents, you will find beards going in and out of style in American society.
So it was with beards in Roman society.
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Emperor Hadrian
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