In Rome the habit of shaving seems to have started in the second century B.C.E., and for several centuries thereafter, a daily shave remained the custom. With the fall of the Roman Empire, however, the beard once again prevailed, doing so for 1,000 years until the second half of the 17th century, when shaving became the vogue. The clean - shaven look continued through the 18th century.
ძველ საბერძნეთში, ჩვეულებრივ, ყველა მამაკაცი ატარებდა წვერს, გარდა დიდებულებისა, რომლებიც ხშირად სუფთად იყვნენ გაპარსული.