«A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair ... There is plenty to inform and intrigue.»

Times Literary Supplement

«This fascinating book, with its range of interdisciplinary approaches, reveals the central role that hair played in fundamental ancient ideas concerning social status, gender and morality.»

Jerry Toner, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK

«Covering a broad timespan, this fascinating, image-rich book offers essays individually focused upon important topics including health, gender, religion, status, and the practicalities of “doing hair” in antiquity. The volume is a wonderful contribution to the cultural history of antiquity.»

Alicia J. Batten, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Canada

«[A] wide-ranging, engaging, and thought-provoking study that pays some much-needed scholarly attention to the consistently overlooked subject of hair in the ancient Mediterranean. Its authors go far beyond the standard and obvious topics of beauty and fashion to offer both a rigorous and nuanced approach … This is a valuable addition to scholarship on many and diverse aspects of ancient social and cultural history.»

Jane Draycott, University of Glasgow, UK