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The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time from basically a political unit in Italy to the entire Mediterranean basin, but it took a lot of time.... It really grew out of a number of ...

The coins feature portraits of eight emperors, but three coins portrayed an unexpected ruler: Eugenius, an illegitimate emperor of the Western Roman Empire who reigned for only two years (392 to 394).

which come from all over the Roman Empire, and they are pretty much the same - the variations are really not very significant. So the portrait was very, very recognisable, and very enduring." ...

65, 2020 Is Beauty Divine? A Reassessment of the ... The article focuses on the portraiture of Sabina, wife of the emperor Hadrian, and its role in the development of the Roman female imperial ...