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Caracalla and Geta, sons of the Emperor Septimus Severus, were elected consuls in 205 AD and over the following years were depicted as twins. Their very short hairstyle, which reflected military fashion, was subsequently adopted by almost all the emperors of the period of Military Anarchy (3rd century AD). Caracalla murdered his brother in 211 AD and only outlived him for a few years.205-209 AD (h
The Pseudo-Vitellius was one of the busts most frequently copied and borrowed by Renaissance artists, at a time when it was believed to be a portrait of the Emperor Vitellius, who reigned briefly from 17 April to 22 December 69 AD. In fact, it dates from the period of Hadrian (117–138 AD).The only known Roman copy (Venice, Museo Archeologico) was discovered in 1505 during excavations sponsored by
