Why do men wear gold chains? To answer this question, we must go back in history to ancient Babylonia of approximately 2500 BC. Why did men wear gold chains then? The men of that time wore chains to protect themselves from evil. Why did Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans wear chains? Their purpose, along with protection was to show off their status. They are known to be the first who attached gold pendants with semi-precious stones to their chains. Byzantines wore chains with crosses to demonstrate their religion. During the Middle Ages kings and clergy also wore thick gold chains with insignia or badges of office as distinctive signs of power. Through the Renaissance period chains became more of a decoration. With the influence of Henry VIII, a great fan of hefty gold chains, they became popular in Britain, Germany and Flanders, where men started to wear ponderous gold chains. In the 20th<\/sup> century men became interested in chains during the 1960s thanks to Jimi Hendrix, in 70s and 80s hip-hop culture brought them into mainstream fashion for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So why do men wear gold chains now? The reasons haven\u2019t changed much over the centuries. Some wear gold chains to display their status, others attach pendants with religious ornaments to protect themselves and depict their religious affiliation, but more often modern men use gold chains for style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason we got into history of chains is the question itself. Often asking \u201cWhy do men wear gold chains?\u201d people usually mean \u201cDo mean wear gold chains?\u201d. In order to make the answer more convincing we provided examples from history. And the answer is: \u201cMen do wear gold chains!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n