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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 75 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Italian Americans are descended from Romans? No way!

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't let the actual Italians know, they get...

Ideas.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

You’re lookin at it, pal

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 36 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Et youse bruté?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago

I'm walkin' heah, wise guy! Get outta da road!

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Remember that, all you guys in Jersey. You come from a long line of Emperors. #positivity

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’m not used to this kind of positivity regarding my state. I don’t know what to do with my hands. Guess I’ll fill them with deli meat

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

We go to wawa, that's how we celebrate!

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To call this a reconstruction seems generous. His face is right there in reference model form! They just coloured it in!

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Not to mention that these days with generative AI it is relatively simple to do a 'reconstruction' like this. I just spent 10 minutes with SD and put this togther:

Image

[–] N0body@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Aulus, make sure our friends in Aqueduct Management get a taste of the action."

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Down at The Aventine is where they gain all their muscle.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Hey Paulie, howya doin'!

[–] MBZzZzZzZz@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Come on. I'm rulin' ovah hea!

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Ayy I’m conquering Gaul heeyuh!

[–] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Gabagool? Ova here!

[–] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Brendan Frasers true lineage.

[–] wetferret@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not a fraud hack from Milwaukee?

[–] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

It took 12 years to make!

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

"GTL, friend - gladiators, togas, laundry."

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago
[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Will Ferrell kinda let himself go.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Image Transcription: Twitter Post and Replies


Alessandro Tomasi, @ATomasi__

Face reconstruction of the Roman emperor Vitellius (r. 16 April - 22 December 69 AD)

[An image of a gray statue or mold of Vitellius is shown on the right. On the left is a full color recreation of the man in photorealisic detail.]

Redacted

This is just a guy from New Jersey

[–] pizza 1 points 11 months ago
[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago

Biggest roman or thinest american. It's hard to tell.