"Long Haired Greeks?" Topic
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 Herkybird  | 28 Nov 2025 11:52 a.m. PST |
Hi all, Although its well attested that Spartans and possibly other Lacedemonians had long hair, I have a question: I got the Museum Miniatures Successor Pikemen (z range) for use in my Pyrrhic army and their Companion cavalry (also z range) for use as the Agema, and they all had long hair! Does anyone have any information confirming hair length in 280BC in Hellenistic armies? I will appreciate any help here!!!
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| robert piepenbrink | 28 Nov 2025 4:33 p.m. PST |
Nothing direct, but I wouldn't argue the point. They're clean-shaven as Alexander insisted, and the Spartans were much admired in military circles. Approved or fashionable hair length might well have varied from one campaign or commander to the next. (There was a nasty fight and at least one court-martial when haircuts were imposed on the US Army in 1801.) Cold truth is, anything in the classical world involves more guesswork than we'd be comfortable with in our 18th and 19th Century armies. |
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