Scipio Africanus: Difference between revisions

Scipio was a man of great intellect and culture who could speak and read [[Greek language|Greek]], wrote his own memoirs in Greek and became also noted for his introduction of the clean shaven face fashion among the Romans according to the example of [[Alexander the Great]] instead of wearing the [[beard#Rome|beard]]. This man's fashion lasted until the time of emperor [[Hadrian]] (r. 117–138) and, then was revived again by [[Constantine the Great]] (r. 306–337) and lasted until the reign of emperor [[Phocas]] (r. 602–610) who again introduced the wearing of the beard among Roman emperors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Barba |title=Barba – NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project |publisher=Forumancientcoins.com |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref>