Impressive generals - Ophthalmology Times
Aug 23, 2019 · The need for protective visors that can anticipate and protect the eyes from blasts, projectiles and laser injuries is clear. 1). http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Julius*.html. 2). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10578588.
What did Julius Caesar look like? | by SPQR - Medium
Nov 27, 2023 · The ancient Roman historian Suetonius describes the appearance of Gaius Julius Caesar as follows: “They say he was tall, fair-skinned, well-built, with a full face, black and lively eyes....
What Julius Caesar and 14 Other Famous Romans Looked Like
Dec 12, 2020 · This is what Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Augustus, Pompey... really looked like. Who was blond, who was called fat, and who was a trendy dresser? Find out from their statues, coins, and descriptions.
A new look at Julius Caesar – Popular Archeology
Jul 10, 2018 · Recently, on 22 June 2018, a lifelike interpretation of the general’s ‘new’ face was presented at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, in which the asymmetric shape of the skull and the receding hairline differ significantly from the traditional images.
Caesar and his image - The Ancient Romans:History and Society …
Julius Caesar’s is perhaps one of the most recognisable faces from the Roman world: according to Suetonius he had a ‘slightly broad face’ (presumably meaning a broad forehead), with light complexion, and overlarge mouth and dark lively eyes (Suet. Jul. 45.1-3: doc. 13.61).
Julius Caesar - Wikipedia
Suetonius, writing more than a century after Caesar's death, describes Caesar as "tall of stature with a fair complexion, shapely limbs, a somewhat full face, and keen black eyes". [268] He adds that the balding Caesar was sensitive to teasing on the subject, and therefore had a combover .
A Portrait of Julius Caesar - EyeWitness to History
Julius Caesar was a man who changed history. "He was tall, of a fair complexion, round limbed, rather full faced, with eyes black and piercing; he enjoyed excellent health except toward the close of his life when he was subject to sudden fainting fits and disturbances in his sleep.
6 myths about the Ides of March and killing Caesar | Vox
Mar 15, 2015 · The Ides of March feels special for a couple of reasons: it’s the day Caesar was murdered, and it’s the subject of a soothsayer’s spooky prophecy in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar | Biography, Conquests, Facts, & Death | Britannica
Oct 19, 2024 · Julius Caesar was a political and military genius who overthrew Rome’s decaying political order and replaced it with a dictatorship. He triumphed in the Roman Civil War but was assassinated by those who believed that he was becoming too …
portrait head - British Museum
Modern marble head of Julius Caesar, the head is slightly thrust forwards and facing to its left with a keen expression, the pupils of the eyes are strongly marked; his hair is combed to the front, a device according to Suetonius that was used when his baldness became ridiculed.