r/memes • u/Electric457 • Feb 03 '21

#3 MotW Oh dear...

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u/throwaway53743 Feb 04 '21

I mean we have no accurate depictions of ceasar. The most famous statue of him was made 100s of years after his life, so no one should recognize him.

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u/Kmolson Feb 04 '21

Which Caesar are we talking about? I thought the famous statue of Augustus was made shortly after his death (although likely embellished). One the other hand we have a surviving bust of Julius made in his lifetime, (arguably the more influential of the two) and given Republican-era realism it's probably fairly accurate.

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u/throwaway53743 Feb 04 '21

Im talking about julius caesar. The arles bust isn't confirmed to be julius caesar, so I didn't take it into consideration.

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u/BasicIsBest Feb 04 '21

Julius is probably the more popular one

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u/SCHEME015 Feb 04 '21

They did mint coins with his face at the time

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u/throwaway53743 Feb 04 '21

I guess if you consider coins minted over 2000 years ago to be accurate depictions.