Illustration
A poster with facial reconstructions of Roman emperors who ruled during the Principate, from the reign of Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) to Carinus (r. 283-285 CE).
These photorealistic representations are only best guesses at how their subjects may have appeared, based on literary and artistic evidence. Some artistic license has been taken to fill in certain details that ancient sources failed to note. Made by Daniel Voshart, using Photoshop and Artbreeder, a neural net tool.
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APA Style
Voshart, D. (2020, October 26). Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12993/artistic-facial-reconstructions-of-roman-emperors/
Chicago Style
Voshart, Daniel. "Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 26, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12993/artistic-facial-reconstructions-of-roman-emperors/.
MLA Style
Voshart, Daniel. "Artistic Facial Reconstructions of Roman Emperors." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Oct 2020. Web. 10 Feb 2025.
