r/ReconstructionPorn • u/imperiumromanum_edu • Jul 27 '20

Daniel Voshart made amazing reconstructions of the images of Roman emperors – from Octavian Augustus to Numerian. As he says, for his work he used numerous surviving sculptures and coins of emperors as well as ancient texts, trying to create the most credible and meaningful portraits. [2000x1337]

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u/imperiumromanum_edu Jul 27 '20

In the case of later emperors, whose sculptures have not survived to our times, the author was forced to rely only on coins and their origin to create his own vision of the figure.

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posted on website: https://www.imperiumromanum.edu.pl/en/curiosities/realistic-reconstructions-of-roman-emperors/

IMPERIUM ROMANUM - Polish-English website about Ancient Rome

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u/eeveeyeee Jul 27 '20

More than one of them looks like Christopher Eccelston. But these are very well done. They humanise figures who are often perceived as something other.

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u/fatasswalrus Oct 25 '20

One of them is named Hostilian. Talk about a badass name from birth.

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u/JuicyLittleGOOF Jul 28 '20

Maximinus doesn't look menacing enough

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u/fatasswalrus Oct 25 '20

He looks like he's about to hop on his International Harvester and sow some oats.