Ancient Beards and Gothic Moustaches: Facial hair in Rome, MARCUS
Ancient Beards and Gothic Moustaches: Facial hair in Rome The days are getting shorter, the weather is growing colder and innumerable effigies of poor old Mr Fawkes are being flung atop burning pyres. As fireworks light up the sky and retailers try to convince you that it’s already Christmas, one thing is evident: November is upon us. If, however, the premature supermarket festivities and bonfire toffees do not serve as sufficient indicators of the month, just log in to your social media account and you will find it impossible to avoid pictures of men growing moustaches. That’s because for many people November means ‘Movember’ – that special time of year that permits the normally...