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Roman Emperor Otho
A marble representation of the Roman Emperor Otho, 69 CE. (Louvre, Paris)

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Roman Emperor Elagabalus
A marble bust of Roman emperor Elagabalus, r. 218-222 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Jade Emperor
A Chinese painted silk depicting the supreme deity of Chinese tradition the Jade emperor and the Heavenly Kings. (Sotherby's, date unknown)

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Queen Zenobia before Emperor Aurelianus
Queen Zenobia before Emperor Aurelianus. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770). Oil on canvas. Prado Museum.

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Roman Emperor Claudius
Bust of Roman Emperor Claudius reworked from a statue of his predecessor Caligula, from Acerra near Formia (Italy), 37 - 54 CE. (Altes Museum Berlin)

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Colossal head of Emperor Nero
Colossal head of Roman Emperor Nero (54 - 68 CE) belonging to a larger-than-life size statue, made a few years before his violent death, 1st century CE (Glyptothek Museum, Munich).

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An Audience with a Chinese Emperor
An 18th century CE engraving by Jacques Gabriel Huquier illustrating an audience with a Chinese emperor. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Portrait of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Portrait of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (l. 1747-92), wearing a field marshal's uniform. Painted in the workshop of Jean-Marc Nattier, c. 1790.

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Artistic Facial Reconstruction of Emperor Valerian
The recreated image of the Roman emperor Valerian (r. 253-260), based on a bust.

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
A 1532 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-56) with his dog. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)