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Nero's Hair

Peter Ustinov in his memorable interpretation of Nero in the film "Quo vadis?" (1951). The ringed hair was characteristic of the eccentric Emperor

Nero he is known above all for his extravagances and for the bizarre manias that characterized his behavior in all circumstances, as well as known are the artistic ambitions that accompanied him throughout his life.

The emperor loved art and especially poetry more than anything else, including politics, and in the course of his life he ventured into various disciplines seeking the consent of the public, which however he never obtained, if not false and interested.

The way to comb your hair Nero's favorite, it fully reflected his passion:usually, he wore his hair longer than normal, sometimes with ringed curls with a scaled cut.

The maximum reached him during the trip to Greece, when he decided to grow his hair up to the neck so as to resemble Apollo citaredo (Photo from:makimesser.tumblr.com).