Spartans used to have really long hair . It was a sign of freedom back then , as well as a political statement . A Greek with long-hair , was most likely pro-Spartan , oligarchist and noble-born. Pro-Athenian democrats had medium-lengthed hair , while slaves had their heads shaved .  It was not uncommon for people to face trials in Athens ( the Athenians loved court-cases ) just because their hair was long .  Spartans took good care of their hair , so I believe dreadlocks for them are out of the question .   It is definately not a White thing . I read about this and apparently the statues/art of Greeks and Celts with dreads were actually depicting multi-strand braids, which I find more believable. European tribes valued cleanliness, and if they took an effort to practice their hygienic methods, they probably didn't just not-do-a-damn-thing with their hair.     Dreadlocks in History - HowStuffWorks     http://www.circleworks.org/images/W9...d_straight.jpg