Physical Appearance of Roman Emperors

Tiberius: he was strong and solidly built but his face was "disfigured" by Liver spots.He suffered from Astraphobia(he was very afraid of thunders)


Caligula:Caligula was tall,thin and very pale.His face sported preminent eye sockets.
He suffered from baldness since a young age,despite the fact that was described as an hairy person.
Due to this things,it is said that Caligula created two news capital offences: one was to looking down on him,the other was to nominate his name and the animal goat in the same sentence.


Claudius:he was tall and well proportioned;unfortunately for him,Claudius heavily suffered from stuttering,he drooled repeatedly during spechees and was affected by numerous nervous twitchings.(historians say he suffered from poliomyelitis,encephalitis,multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy).

Nero:the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was stocky and with a prominent belly.Nero's eyes were of a light-blue hue and he sported blonde hair(during his trip to Greece he let his hair grow until they reached his back).


Otho:average height and build.The particular thing is that Otho had his whole body shaved and used a special unguent on a daily basis in order to prevent the growing of a beard.


Vespasian:not particularly tall or slender;the Emperor was considered a pretty vulgar person(his language was labelled off-color)


Trajan:according to Cassio Dio, he was pretty tall and had a respectable posture,despite his hair turned gray prematurely.


Lucius Verus:he was considered an handsome person:tall,jovial and with a prominent forehead.The Emperor used to sport a beard like the "barbarians" and spread his blonde hair with gold dust.He also proved to be a good orator.


Septimius Severus:he was stocky but energetic and strong.Since he was born in present day Lybia,his complexion was a little bit darker than previous Emperors and his accent revealed his origins(some historians say he was black).


Gordian I:he had good features.The most remarkable thing about this Emperor is that he was really fond of bathing and sleeping(he was known for falling asleep during dinner).

Constantine I:the Emperor was a really emotional person:he suffered from rage attacks but was easy to calm down.He was also vulnerable to flattery.

Julian the Apostate:average height,with hair always combed and a a spiky beard.His eyes were considered good-looking and therefore a sign of intellingence.His mouth was big and his lower lip was "floppy".



Augustus
Augustus was tall and handsome with particularly good teeth, though he was prone to poor health all his life. Late in life he got cold very easily, and took to wearing 'barbarian' style trousers around the house.

Vitellius
Vitellius was handsome in his youth and tended to blush easily. Later in life he became famous for his expert knowledge of culinary matters, but overindulgence in food and wines made him grotesquely overweight. He was likely Rome's fattest emperor.

Hadrian
Hadrian was of fairly slight stature and slender, with a handsome face and bright eyes. His beard and long, curly hair would be the 'fashion' for emperors for the next century. Antoninus Pius, his successor, had very similar physical traits.

Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius wore his dark, curly hair and beard long like his predecessors. He had a very sober demeanor and personality, and was an avid reader.

Commodus
Commodus took after his father except that he was blond and appears to have been more powerfully built. He liked to eat large portions of meat, and was famous for his love of hunting and gladiatorial combats.

Pertinax
Pertinax seems to have worn the typical long hair and beard of his century. He was a short and stocky man.

Caracalla
Caracalla kept his beard trimmed shorter than his predecessors but wore his curly black hair fairly long; he seems to have had Syrian or Arab features like his mother. During his campaigns in Germania he wore a blond wig and Celtic clothing.

Elagabalus
Little is known of the youthful Elagabalus' features except that he appears to have been the first emperor in exactly a century to neglect growing a beard.

Severus Alexander
Like Caracalla Alexander wore a neatly-trimmed goatee, but his hair was shorter.

Philip Arabicus
Philip's hair and beard were cropped short in military fashion, his features seem to have been Syrian.

Valerian
Valerian was an old man when he ascended to the throne, he was stocky in build and was clean shaven.

Aurelian
Also an old man when he took the throne, Aurelian, along with Probus, Carus, Diocletian, and Maximian after him, favored short hair and a goatee.

Constantius II: the Emperor had a pretty dark complexion,with dark and piercing eyes.
His hair were soft and smooth.
Due to the fact that his limbs were pretty long,he was considered a good jumper.

Valentinian I:he had a musculad build and was well proportioned.his eyes were grey and was known for his hard stare.He was also gifted with a very good memory,that helped him a lot during all of his speeches
Valentinian was considered a simple but elegant person,devoted to chastity.

Valens:he had a pretty dark complexion and a prominent belly.He had a sight defect just in one eye.
Valens was considered a pretty lazy and credulous person.


Theodosius I:he was known for his blond hair and his hooked nose.He had a very elegant posture.Theodosius was considered a pretty umpredictable person(he was capable of extreme laziness or unremitting activities).

Constantius III:the Emperor had a big head and big eyes(famous for observing people with the corner of his eyes).According to the Emperor himself, his favourite activity was to discuss with clowns during banquets.

Valentinian III:he was known for being a very good runner.He had the bad habit of "having affairs" with other people's wives,despite his spouse Licinia Eudoxia was considered a beautiful woman.

Arcadius(Eastern Emperor):describe as a negligible and thick-headed person.He was characterized by very heavy eyelids that made him a dozy individual.

Zeno(Eastern Emperor): just like Valentinian III,he was known for being a good runner, but this was due to the particular shape of his knee caps. 

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