Like many bald men, he believed that he could make up for his lack by wearing what hair he had brushed forward, Roman style which never works and by cultivating an abundant mustache.

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But late in his career he took to restoring - or outright creating - Roman-style works and passing them off as genuine.

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He dressed as a Roman centurion to gatecrash a Roman-style election hustings - the scene where his dresser put the uniform on was pure Monty Python.

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No British pier has gone as far as the Pier Shops at Caesar's in Atlantic City, where, in the shadow of a gigantic Roman-style casino, an enclosed street of glittering boutiques winds over the waves.

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At the southern terminus of the walk, the ancient city of Bath provided superior opportunities for shopping (Bath aqua glass, artisan handbags), dining (Sally Lunn's, the Pump Room, Jamie Oliver's), sightseeing (museums, Roman ruins) and relaxation in modern rooftop thermal baths, Roman-style, and eucalyptus and menthol showers.

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The style, seen on an ancient Roman sculpture known as the Fonseca Bust, boasts a tall, horseshoe-shaped pile of curls in the front that would involve cutting the model's hair.

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