Videocast: Baldness in the Greek and Roman Imagination

Are bald men smarter, more attractive, more accomplished on the battlefield? 聽Some ancient Greeks and Romans certainly thought so! 聽At least sometimes! 聽In a brisk and often humorous overview of ancient texts, Corey Brennan, Mellon Professor at the American Academy of Rome held his audience enthralled in his lecture 鈥淏aldness in the Greek and Roman Imagination鈥 on March 1, 2011.

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Running time 66 minutes

Corey Brennan 鈥淏aldness in the Greek and Roman Imagination鈥