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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 4093561, member: 99554"]I just finished a very interesting paper about the second relief shown in the OP. The 2 characters embracing each other have been identified lately. The taller man on the left is <i>probably</i> the emperor Diocletian and his antagonist, Maximian, based on physiognomic distinctions. Even the </p><p>"retroussé nose" of the right emperor was considered as a clue for the identification of Maximian!( I didn't remember that he was only 5-8 years old younger than Diocletian). This conclusion is based on analyses of tetrarchic portraiture on coinage and also on other monuments. </p><p>Here is the link of the research :</p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/37124380/A_New_Tetrarchic_Relief_from_Nicomedia_Embracing_Emperors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/37124380/A_New_Tetrarchic_Relief_from_Nicomedia_Embracing_Emperors" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/37124380/A_New_Tetrarchic_Relief_from_Nicomedia_Embracing_Emperors</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 4093561, member: 99554"]I just finished a very interesting paper about the second relief shown in the OP. The 2 characters embracing each other have been identified lately. The taller man on the left is [I]probably[/I] the emperor Diocletian and his antagonist, Maximian, based on physiognomic distinctions. Even the "retroussé nose" of the right emperor was considered as a clue for the identification of Maximian!( I didn't remember that he was only 5-8 years old younger than Diocletian). This conclusion is based on analyses of tetrarchic portraiture on coinage and also on other monuments. Here is the link of the research : [URL]https://www.academia.edu/37124380/A_New_Tetrarchic_Relief_from_Nicomedia_Embracing_Emperors[/URL][/QUOTE]
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