Italian Americans are descended from Romans? No way!
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2023
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Don't let the actual Italians know, they get...
Ideas.
You’re lookin at it, pal
Et youse bruté?
Ayyyyyyyyyyy
Tooooony
I'm walkin' heah, wise guy! Get outta da road!
Remember that, all you guys in Jersey. You come from a long line of Emperors. #positivity
I’m not used to this kind of positivity regarding my state. I don’t know what to do with my hands. Guess I’ll fill them with deli meat
We go to wawa, that's how we celebrate!
"Aulus, make sure our friends in Aqueduct Management get a taste of the action."
Down at The Aventine is where they gain all their muscle.
To call this a reconstruction seems generous. His face is right there in reference model form! They just coloured it in!
Not to mention that these days with generative AI it is relatively simple to do a 'reconstruction' like this. I just spent 10 minutes with SD and put this togther:
Hey Paulie, howya doin'!
Come on. I'm rulin' ovah hea!
Ayy I’m conquering Gaul heeyuh!
Gabagool? Ova here!
Brendan Frasers true lineage.
"GTL, friend - gladiators, togas, laundry."
Not a fraud hack from Milwaukee?
It took 12 years to make!
Will Ferrell kinda let himself go.
Nice
Image Transcription: Twitter Post and Replies
Alessandro Tomasi, @ATomasi__
Face reconstruction of the Roman emperor Vitellius (r. 16 April - 22 December 69 AD)
[An image of a gray statue or mold of Vitellius is shown on the right. On the left is a full color recreation of the man in photorealisic detail.]
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This is just a guy from New Jersey
Biggest roman or thinest american. It's hard to tell.