Show Ancients Believed Mans Man's Clot Glory Was His Beard There was a rooted deep belief among the th ancient peoples of the East that a mans man's glory was his beard Compulsory shaving and the close- close cropping of hair were yere signs of dation This is borne out b by Assyrian sculptures which always show kings with beards and long hair hall and slaves VC'S with cropped close-cropped hair and clean clean- shaven faces The Egyptians however had different different differ differ- ent Ideas The They considered that l hair air was a source of dirt and shaved both face and head Their sla slaves es and servants servants ants were compelled to do the same The early Greeks and find Romans shaved off their beards because the they gave the enemy a good hold in hand to hand fighting It is recorded that Alexander Al Al- Alexander the Great ordered his soldiers to shave for this reason It It was the custom among Romans omans to shave off oft the beard at the age of twenty one and pre prevent present ent It as an offerIng offering otTerIng offer otTer ing to the household gods A beard was grown after that age only as aI a n sign of mourning London London Tit I |