If you’ve ever set foot in a Greek and Roman art museum, you’ve probably seen the rows of tranquil-looking concrete busts. They do, however, have no pupils in the eyes, lack any sort of color, and in general, get kinda repetitive after the third and fourth display hall.
However, the artist named Haround Binous brings the dusty emperors back to life in a series of hyper-realistic illustrations. The guy from Université de Lausanne, Switzerland, combines facial recognition AI, Photoshop, and historical references to revive all the Roman emperors, from Augustus to Valentinian III.
The result is so precise and accurate to life that these ancient dudes with luscious curls and sun-kissed tans could easily pass as A-list Hollywood actors off duty. I mean, look at Augustus—is that you, Daniel Craig?
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#1 Augustus
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#2 Philip II
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#3 Galba
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#4 Nero
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#5 Philip The Arab
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#6 Gordian II
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#7 Caligula
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#8 Domitian
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#9 Tiberius
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#10 Claudius Gothicus
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#11 Trajan
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#12 Hadrian
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#13 Marcus Aurelius
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#14 Gordian III
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#15 Tacitus
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#16 Vitellius
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#17 Lucius Verus
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#18 Diocletian
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#19 Theodosius I
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#20 Antoninus Pius
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#21 Commodus
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#22 Gordian I
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#23 Claudius
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#24 Valerian
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#25 Nerva
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#26 Caracalla
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#27 Maximinus Thrax
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#28 Maximian
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#29 Titus
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#30 Otho
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