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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2495140, member: 56859&quot;]Definitely harder!&nbsp; The Flavians share the same general brow and nose shape-- especially Vespasian and Titus.&nbsp; Some of Vespasian&#039;s earliest portraits look very different too.&nbsp; Losing the visual cues of chin and facial hair make the exercise harder.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll refrain from a public guess.&nbsp; I <i>think</i> I have them correct but don&#039;t want to hog the game (again <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; I&#039;ll send IOM a PM <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to see how the general ease of recognition changes as the centuries progress.&nbsp;&nbsp; Generally, I find identification of Imperial rulers fairly easy until the Severan kids, at which point it is sometimes necessary to look at the legend. After the Severans I have a little more trouble but still think most are distinctive-- I&#039;m just not as familiar with them.&nbsp; Constantine onwards... I think ID by eyes/nose/jaw would be very unreliable in general.</p><p><br /></p><p>This looks like a fun project for a quizrevolution quiz.&nbsp; Perhaps I&#039;ll borrow IOM&#039;s pictures and put the test in a format where users can take the test in private and receive their score.&nbsp; When time permits, it would be interesting to do the same for various later groups of emperors.&nbsp; If enough people take the quizzes the resulting data might be revealing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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