I think @SpenceMcDaniel here has managed to get at what I was trying to say, but frankly much better and more clearly - both problems with the portraits, but also with how people tend to think about and use them.
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When I wrote part IV of 'The Queen's Latin' I was disappointed that time and scope constraints kept my look at the Voshart Roman emperor portraits brief.
Fortunately, @SpenceMcDaniel has done a a much more thorough look at them! https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2021/08/07/how-accurate-are-photorealistic-portraits-of-roman-emperors/ …
(h/t @rogueclassicist )
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The one thing I suppose I might add is that I think the tendency of regular folks to see those portraits and assume that everything about them is photorealistic and true has a lot to do with how credulous outlets online reported on them.
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Surprised to note that Severina is listed as "probably the only cis female Roman emperor..." The inclusion of "cis" in there tells me someone's been doing their niche reading, and I am very happy.
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I've actually written about the question of whether Elagabalus was a trans woman or merely a feminine man whom transphobic ancient writers portrayed as a trans woman for defamation purposes several times on my blog. That's why I specify "cis-female." 1/
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