Long hair, don't care?
This days we don't give all that much importance to what our hair means, we concern more with the way it looks rather than it's symbolism, but it wasn't always this way. Hair used to mean a lot of different things along the way, for spartan men it was a sign of status, you see, long hair for a peasant is just not practical, all that hard work in the fields, under a merciless sun, not so hot to have long hair, not to mention all the time and effort to keep it well maintained, it's just not a good idea, luscious locks and around the clock hard labor don't go hand in hand. The aristocracy instead, things stood entirely different for them, they had the time and the resources to do whatever they well damn please, the spartan still did some work though, they wouldn't be spartan if they didn't fought all day long after all, but all the other aristocracy and wealthy men that came after them? For a very long period of time long hair meant you are a ma...