The German excited astonishment by his huge body and muscular limbs.

Both were fair, with fierce blue eyes, but the Celt had yellow hair floating over his shoulders, and the German long locks of fiery red, which he even dyed with woad to heighten the favorite color, and wore twisted into a war-knot upon the top of his head.

Here the German's love of finery ceased.

A simple tunic fastened at his throat with a thorn, while his other garments defined and gave full play to his limbs, completed his costume.

The Gaul, on the contrary, was so fond of dress that the Romans divided his race respectively into long-haired, breeched, and gowned Gaul; (Gallia comata, braccata, togata).