For the Romans especially, "beardlessness" and "smooth young bodies" were considered beautiful to both men and women.[77] For Greek and Roman men, the most desirable traits of boys were their "youth" and "hairlessness". Pubescent boys were considered a socially appropriate object of male desire, while post-pubescent boys were considered to be "ἔξωροι" or "past the prime".[77] This was largely in the context of pederasty (adult male interest in adolescent boys
