

For this project, I have transformed, or restored (cracks, noses, ears etc.) almost a thousand images of busts to make the 54 emperors of The Principate (27 BC to 285 AD).

Maximilian II (31 July 1527 12 October 1576), a member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death. Commodus was indeed a passionate follower of gladiatorial combat, and himself fought in the arena, sometimes dressed as Hercules, for which he awarded himself divine honours, declaring that he was a Roman Hercules. Using the neural-net tool Artbreeder, Photoshop and historical references, I have created photoreal portraits of Roman Emperors. Secure from both internal and external threats these Roman rulers governed during a time of unprecedented territorial, economic, and cultural expansion. Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II - 1564-1576. Commodus (ruled AD 180192) Commodus was the emperor immortalised by Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scotts Gladiator (2000).
