And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
What Roman Emperors Looked Like Using AI, Facial Reconstruction, And Photoshop
I can see how they'd get the facial features and hair, but how do they get the complexion? Augustus would look entirely different if they have him Caracalla's complexion and eye color.
I guess there could be historical documents describing them.
Caracalla's father came from North Africa and his mother was from Syria. Octavian's family was coastal Italian, Lucius Verus' family was also from central Italy (though he was born in Spain). So, it would make sense for Caracalla to have a darker complexion. Here's a compendium of appearances with sources for the early emperors: https://www.theapricity.com/earlson/history/emperors.htm
I can see how they'd get the facial features and hair, but how do they get the complexion? Augustus would look entirely different if they have him Caracalla's complexion and eye color.
ReplyDeleteI guess there could be historical documents describing them.
Caracalla's father came from North Africa and his mother was from Syria. Octavian's family was coastal Italian, Lucius Verus' family was also from central Italy (though he was born in Spain). So, it would make sense for Caracalla to have a darker complexion. Here's a compendium of appearances with sources for the early emperors: https://www.theapricity.com/earlson/history/emperors.htm
ReplyDeleteHere is a source that models ancient cities and Roman elites.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/c/DanikLoginov/videos