What are your favourite historical eras of haircuts and hairstyling? What generally influences you? Do you prefer the closer-cropped looks of the Romans, perhaps the kingly Merovingian locks, or the even shorter haircuts of the American military forces of the mid-to-late 20th century? Also, what factors led to the current societal dismissal of long hair among men? Was it ever really back for a time, even during the 1970s, or did high fashion and cinema exaggerate how widespread it really was? Let's say that past a shirt collar length at the back and covering the ears is considered our minimum definition of long hair for men.