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A young artist from Tunisia has breathed new life into the dusty, old emperors of Ancient Rome with his life-like computer illustrations of them.
Haround Binous is a student at Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. Using facial recognition technology, Photoshop, and historical references, he’s created true-to-life renderings of every Roman emperor–from Augustus to Valentinian III.
Scroll down for a sample of some of Binous’s work and see even more on Facebook.
Gallienus
![[Image: 116885793_4193199327419887_7362900434934...e=5F635ED7]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116885793_4193199327419887_7362900434934609532_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=34V2RwVdrZkAX8gc9ae&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=56e9c8396484e325148a30c3ef9e88da&oe=5F635ED7)
Augustus
![[Image: 116838238_4193197164086770_3769676115130...e=5F622B2B]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116838238_4193197164086770_376967611513009820_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=CazAsQMVraIAX8rpD9d&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=00a41f45acd323e928cde806095a94cc&oe=5F622B2B)
Lucius Verus
![[Image: 116797584_4193203147419505_7613255824852...e=5F63C10D]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116797584_4193203147419505_761325582485207190_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=eYWY-nDH_qgAX9SjtAw&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=10293f0457c6378e7af3517258ec68c0&oe=5F63C10D)
Otho
![[Image: 116795151_4193201220753031_3590759540453...e=5F610239]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116795151_4193201220753031_3590759540453275850_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=UixEPTbxW1QAX9OCto3&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=c0198e67c7f3dac8551353c2ac1915f5&oe=5F610239)
Probus
![[Image: 117297728_4193201737419646_7163569164325...e=5F6359DC]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117297728_4193201737419646_7163569164325313895_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=aIN3a_FiT4cAX8UxhqE&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=d24d05e4478806d1fbf4adbc42c42b3a&oe=5F6359DC)
Diadumenian
![[Image: 116827062_4193198290753324_7049005332812...e=5F61A3CA]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116827062_4193198290753324_7049005332812898544_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=v82igAYBRn4AX8csU-6&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=0e05cf16a7d88fe8f27e47281a91f818&oe=5F61A3CA)
Hadrian
![[Image: 116819220_4193199787419841_5905300279810...e=5F62EF81]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116819220_4193199787419841_5905300279810482198_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=moNIueK9YZ8AX_5GoqO&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=124b7ea3cbceea962a2d7a48fe5988e5&oe=5F62EF81)
Tiberius
![[Image: 117326938_4193202454086241_4680139322263...e=5F649111]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117326938_4193202454086241_4680139322263710344_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=I4hhInk3hyQAX9RykVs&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=f824425b1f2eac0ca6987699ef8941d4&oe=5F649111)
Philip the Arab
![[Image: 117224299_4193201660752987_6224285666069...e=5F63D183]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117224299_4193201660752987_6224285666069915076_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=-8c1uQlaNw0AX9u4dUr&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=0068d6318439b3848adaf43dfd314220&oe=5F63D183)
Valerian
![[Image: 117305901_4193202970752856_1008550122627...e=5F6108D5]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117305901_4193202970752856_1008550122627174842_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=7Ow_ZzWtjIkAX94Zn2I&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=a886637f48ec9431bbd502269bb3416b&oe=5F6108D5)
Claudius Gothicus
![[Image: 117120011_4193197560753397_3075828905059...e=5F619FE7]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117120011_4193197560753397_3075828905059552705_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=RwAcstGf3e0AX_Kwu36&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=45da1f4311a96f7fafdac42213f945af&oe=5F619FE7)
Pertinax
![[Image: 117112063_4193201360753017_8657381867003...e=5F633BF3]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117112063_4193201360753017_8657381867003425126_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=efclbEmFvywAX9qhwWb&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=d047b4faa95026e4cf4717f36f112d96&oe=5F633BF3)
Claudius
![[Image: 116897176_4193197834086703_6342490380753...e=5F6340A8]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116897176_4193197834086703_634249038075365069_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=-joh1Tl1stQAX9EKZoq&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=a1802e9aeec2fb18b807c780bf159856&oe=5F6340A8)
Numerian
![[Image: 117039473_4193201034086383_6893403671835...e=5F61B767]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117039473_4193201034086383_6893403671835763027_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=YVIPUTe0AboAX-XB5Ve&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=43d924ce8dcd8db1e5448459ceaf71f6&oe=5F61B767)
Diocletian
![[Image: 117037964_4193198797419940_2501480100607...e=5F614272]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117037964_4193198797419940_2501480100607363862_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=0iSqilcmhuoAX_2Hj2P&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=63b1ed813db2cf22b725eefb77e24a60&oe=5F614272)
Domitian
![[Image: 116810829_4193198704086616_1702982997498...e=5F64705F]](https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116810829_4193198704086616_1702982997498219496_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=Y-PVlw4f3gEAX8RDimH&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=05914bca26bc9e7b16fabf36954ab3b2&oe=5F64705F)
Antoninus Pius
![[Image: 117296357_4193197144086772_3914461428398...e=5F614F80]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117296357_4193197144086772_3914461428398241721_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=RKEgbhMcyY0AX97IFlM&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=9825dfadf31afbcb5bb388b95d6e314a&oe=5F614F80)
Septimius Severus
![[Image: 117131359_4193201957419624_3292101319985...e=5F620A2A]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117131359_4193201957419624_3292101319985600684_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=81RuHr2LLI4AX-Yl2Tk&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=65903e6ee7a8cb0d8e0ae60f232c1829&oe=5F620A2A)
Geta
![[Image: 117151613_4193199287419891_4298420161148...e=5F63D211]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/117151613_4193199287419891_4298420161148841914_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=2WfjQuElBw0AX_xnIpS&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=53df70daf17bbff6b282ca3d0c882693&oe=5F63D211)
Severus Alexander
![[Image: 116799398_4193202010752952_4434168776982...e=5F620E4A]](https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/116799398_4193202010752952_4434168776982363352_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=NW-YHAop0PkAX-96Fjp&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=286112c5345510297281a1de2b5868fb&oe=5F620E4A)
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08-19-2020, 02:27 PM
(Edited 08-19-2020, 02:28 PM by LONDONER.)
Very clever and creative. Some are better than others. The ones that don't quite make the grade in my opinion, are where he has tried to make an image from a fairly primitve scupture. All plaudits to him though.
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LONDONER can see what you mean... some are definitely better than others but still very impressive!
LOL @"JoelR"
Yeah, the AI tech is getting pretty amazing! The GPT-3 writing looks really cool! Can see there being some books/novels created entirely by AI in a few years!
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These are really cool. So interesting to see.
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08-26-2020, 12:10 AM
(Edited 08-26-2020, 12:13 AM by TigerLover.)
That is awesome. It's great being able to see these figures from history as real people.
Although these busts are definitely generous depictions. Otho in particular was known to be a bit of a chubster. Though by all accounts a great guy and would also have probably been a great emperor if fate hadn't dealt him such a rubbish hand.
