Images (p. 643)

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Caligula (Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Caligula (r. 37-41 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the busts and statuary used as references. Louvre bust (top left) is the primary reference...

Image by Daniel Voshart

Nero (Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Nero (r. 54-68 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the artworks and statuary used as references. From left to right and top to bottom these are the...

Image by Daniel Voshart

Claudius (Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Claudius (r. 41-54 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the busts and statuary used as references. From left to right and top to bottom these are the...

Image by Daniel Voshart

Tiberius (Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the busts and statuary used as references. From left to right and top to bottom these are the...

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Augustus (Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) may have looked like as a young man. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the busts and statuary used as references. From left to right and top to bottom...

Image by Daniel Voshart

Augustus (Aged Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) may have looked like as a middle-aged man. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the busts and statuary used as references. From left to right and top...

Image by Daniel Voshart

Augustus (Composite Facial Reconstruction)

A photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE) may have looked like as a young man. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence such as the Augustus of...

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Unicorn from the Rochester Bestiary

This image is from a medieval bestiary known as the Rochester Bestiary (c. 1230 CE), currently held at the British Library in London. Popular in the Middle Ages, bestiaries were illustrated manuscripts containing descriptions of plants, rocks...