Artist shows what Roman emperors were like in real life

If you've ever visited a museum of Greek or Roman art, you've probably seen the rows of busts of Roman emperors.

They do, however, have no pupils in their eyes, lack any sort of color, and generally get a bit repetitive after the third and fourth viewing room.

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But the artist called Haround Binous is bringing the dusty emperors back to life in a series of hyper-realistic illustrations.

The Swiss is combining facial recognition AI, Photoshop and historical references to revive all Roman emperors, Augusto to Valentinian III.

The result is so precise and real that these old guys with lush, tanned curls could easily pass for A-list Hollywood actors. I mean, look at Otávio August – is that you, Daniel Craig?

See what the main Roman emperors were like in real life

#1 Augustus

NameOctavian Augustus (first emperor of Rome)
Birthplace: Roma
Reign: 27 BC to 14

#2 Tiberius

Name: Tiberius
Birthplace: Roma
Reign: 14 to 37

#3 Caligula

Name: Caligula
Birthplace: Anzio – Italy
Reign: 37 to 41

#4 Claudio

Name: Claudio
Birthplace: Gaul (region of present-day France)
Reign: 41 to 54

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#5 Nero

Name: Black
Birthplace: Anzio – Italy
Reign: 54 to 68

#6 Tito Flávio

Name: Tito Flávio
Birthplace: Roma
Reign: 79 to 81

#7 Domitian

Name: Domitian
Birthplace: Roma
Reign: 81 to 96

#8 Trajan

Name: Trajan
Birthplace: Italica, Hispania Baetica (Roman province) – current Santiponce – Spain)
Reign: 98 to 117

#9 Adriano

Name: Adriano
Birthplace: Hispânia Baetica
Reign: 117 to 138

#10 Antonio Pio

Name: Antonio Pio
Birthplace: Lanuvio – Italy
Reign: 138 to 161

#11 Marcus Aurelius

Name: Marco Aurelio
Birthplace: Rome Italy
Reign: 161 to 180

Watch the video with the main Roman emperors and what they were like in real life

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