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Artist shows how Roman emperors looked in real life by using facial reconstruction, AI, and Photoshop

Thanks to the artist Haroun Binous, we now see that Roman emperor Augustus was the heartthrob Daniel Craig of the ancient ...
PBS

Bust of Julius Caesar

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole ...
Variety

How Often Does Francis Ford Coppola Think About the Roman Empire? ‘Quite a Lot,’ Says Director: It ‘Was the Inspiration’ for ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola is joining the Roman Empire TikTok trend by asking himself the viral question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” “How often do I think of Ancient Rome? Quite a lot, ...
PBS

Busts of First Century Emperors

Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they ...
Cleveland.com

Who was Marcus Aurelius? Roman emperor from ‘Gladiator’ involved in Cleveland Musem of Art intrigue

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For nearly 30 years, a massive bronze statue thought to be of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius served as the centerpiece of the ancient Roman gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art ...
Live Science

Which Roman emperor ruled the longest?

Being a Roman emperor was a risky job. It wasn't unusual for emperors to be killed by usurpers wanting to remove them from power. They also faced many health challenges, such as death from epidemics ...