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Title: What the Roman Emperors may have looked like
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 26, 2020, 12:04:37 PM

Interesting stuff but sort of emphasises as you read through it that that as career ambitions go being Emperor was not exactly likely to be in it for the long term.


https://medium.com/@voshart/appearance-of-the-principate-pt-i-efa3c759d2b6

Title: Re: What the Roman Emperors may have looked like
Post by: Steve H on July 26, 2020, 12:21:06 PM

Interesting. Pity it doesn't go as far as Galerius, who died of galloping knob-rot in the fourth century.

Title: Re: What the Roman Emperors may have looked like
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 26, 2020, 12:54:11 PM

Quote from: Wilkins Micawber on July 26, 2020, 12:21:06 PM

Interesting. Pity it doesn't go as far as Galerius, who died of galloping knob-rot in the fourth century.

It takes it up to the splitting of the Empire but it would be interesting to see the rest. Galerius in addition to the 'knob-rot' may have been the last deified emperor. 

Title: Re: What the Roman Emperors may have looked like
Post by: Robbie on July 26, 2020, 02:36:41 PM

Caligula looks like Philip Oliver. Or other w ay round.

https://gramho.com/media/2344310152953288591

Title: Re: What the Roman Emperors may have looked like
Post by: Free Willy on July 26, 2020, 03:09:13 PM

I wonder how Florianus got his name.