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Roman Emperors Portraits

Engravings of prominent Roman emperors, showcasing detailed profiles. The artwork captures historical figures in classical style with focus on hair and attire.

HIERO II OF SYRACUSE or HIERONYMUS II Tyrant of Syracuse who supported Rome in the First and Second Punic Wars Date: 308 - 215 BC
HIERO II OF SYRACUSE or HIERONYMUS II Tyrant of Syracuse who supported Rome in the First and Second Punic Wars Date: 308 - 215 BC
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Nero, Roman emperor.
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Roman Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Severus, 238-249. Philippus II, Philip II and Philip the Younger. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.
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NERON - 37/68 - EMPERADOR DE ROMA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. NERON EMPERADOR ROMANO.
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Southern Netherlands, Suavius, Lambertus, Roman emperors and empresses, Bust of Emperor Tiberius, recto lower right - stamped, Bust of Emperor Tiberius of the Roman Rich, in front of a niche. In the middle above a mask. At the bottom a four-line text in French., print, prent, prints, prenten, verso - stamped, height 140 mm, width 90 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1514 - 1564, print maker, prentmaker, 1520 - 1567, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)
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Engraving of head after Fuseli from Lavater.
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Stoll, Maximilian.
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Publius Vergilius Maro, 70 - 19 BC, aka Virgil or Vergil. Ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. From Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, published 1883.
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SAPPHO Greek lyric poet from Lesbos Date: FL 610 - 580
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Constantinus Sohn, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian, Römische kaser, Constantius II, Julian apostate, Jovian, Valentinian I, Unknown
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CAYO CILNIO MECENAS (74/8 A.C) - POLITICO ROMANO Y PROTECTOR DE LAS LETRAS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Cup of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome. To an antique coin from the period of the Roman Empire.
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Caesar, Gaius Julius .
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Carus, Roman emperor.
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Pergamus in helmet with plume, son of the warrior Neoptolemus and Andromache, wife of Hector. Founder of the town of Pergamum in Asia Minor in Greek mythology. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoors Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as Favissæ utriusque antiquitatis tam Romanæ quam Græcæ in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716.
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Glycerius, Weströmischer Kaiser.
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Larrivée, Henri .
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Guidi, Giovanni Citosibio, Rome, Persijn, Reinier van, Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani II, Two portrait busts of Emperor Trajan and Emperor Domitian, verso below - stamped, Two Roman portrait busts of Emperor Trajan and Emperor Domitian. The men wear a toga and a suit of armor respectively. On the base of the busts the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print from a publication with reproduction prints after the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 398 mm, width 241 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1614 - 1668-11-23, print maker, prentmaker, 1640 - 1640, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, intermediary draughtsman
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Eurypylus of Thessaly, son of Euaemon and Ops, leader of the Thessalian navy of 40 ships during the Trojan War. Head of a young man with long loose hair from a bronze medal. Euripilo. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Picart after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell' Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio deLazari, Rome, 1699.
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Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron, called 'Lord Byron' (1788-1824). British romantic poet. Etching.
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Bust of unknown woman in carnelian cameo. Testa Incognita. In corniola. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685.
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ARISTOTLE (384-332 BC). Greek philosopher. Portrait of the work 'Illustrium Imagines' (1606). Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.
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Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius .
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Gratianus, Roman emperor.
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Tmolus, King of Lydia and mountain god, judge of the flute contest between the Phrygian satyr Marsyas and Pan or Apollo. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoors Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as Favissæ utriusque antiquitatis tam Romanæ quam Græcæ in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716.
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Ludwig III., The younger king.
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OTON. MARCUS SALVIUS OTO. EMPERADOR ROMANO. 32 - 69. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.
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Canova, Antonio.
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Pausias of Sikyon.
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Head of a balding man, en profil. Possibly a portrait of Spalding. Portrait of a man, print maker: William Blake, (mentioned on object), England, 1767 - 1827, paper, engraving, h 134 mm × w 107 mm
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Hostilianus, Roman emperor.
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Warde, James Prescott .
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Medallion creator Pierre Jean David d'Angers
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Lothar I., Roman Emperor.
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Flavius Jovianus, Roman Emperor.
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Leo I., oströmischer Kaiser .
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Valentinian III., weströmischer Kaiser .
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España. Edad media. Fruela I (722-768), rey de Asturias del 757 al 768.
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Opinions, conquered.
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Ptolemaeus II Philadelphus, King of Egypt.
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Leo I (401-474), also known as Leo the Thracian, was born in Thracia to a Thraco-Roman family. He served in the Roman army before being placed on the throne by the Alan general, Aspar, who thought Leo would be an easily manipulated puppet emperor. Leo proved himself more independent than expected, and eventually assassinated Aspar. Leo was coronated in 457.<br/><br/>(Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Plinius, gajus.
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RECAREDO II. REY VISIGODO. MUERTO EN 621. GRABADO RETRATO ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.
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Malatesta, Sigismondo Pandolfo.
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Asclepiades from Bithynia.
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Charlemagne, 742-814, King of the Franks and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. French Carolus Magnus or Carlus Magnus, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Rupprecht from the Palatinate, German King.
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Hieron II., King of Syracuse.
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Marcus Porcius Cato, also known as Cato the Censor, the Elder and the Wise, Roman politician, writer, soldier, senator, and historian, 234149 BC. Known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. M. Porcius Cato. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.
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Julia, daughter of Roman emperor Augustus, 39 BC- 14 AD. Her scandalous behaviour and adulteries caused her exile in 2 BC. Iulia Augusti Filia. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.
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One of the Bacchantes or Bacchae. The mother of Dionysus Semele and her sisters Autonoe, Agave and Ino. Or a follower of Bacchus, Roman god of wine and grapes, wearing ivy leaves and berries in her hair from a carnelian gem. Baccante. Copperplate engraving by Guillaume Vallet after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell' Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio deLazari, Rome, 1699.