Varro asked rhetorically how often the tradesmen of the country shaved between market days, implying (in chronologist E. J. Bickerman's opinion) that this did not happen at all: "quoties priscus homo ac rusticus Romanus inter nundinum barbam radebat?",Varr. ap. Non. 214, 30; 32Arxivat 2016-03-04 a Wayback Machine.: see also E J Bickerman, Chronology of the Ancient World, London (Thames & Hudson) 1968, at p. 59.
Varro asked rhetorically how often the tradesmen of the country shaved between market days, implying (in chronologist E. J. Bickerman's opinion) that this did not happen at all: "quoties priscus homo ac rusticus Romanus inter nundinum barbam radebat?",Varr. ap. Non. 214, 30; 32Arxivat 2016-03-04 a Wayback Machine.: see also E J Bickerman, Chronology of the Ancient World, London (Thames & Hudson) 1968, at p. 59.
García Larraín, Federico (PDF) (en castellà) Revista de Humanidades, 30, 2014, pàg. 103. ISSN: 0717-0491 [Consulta: 3 maig 2023]. «Lacarra nota que el castigo por mesar la barba era equivalente al castigo dado al que castraba a otro»
