Video. What did Romans really look like? A Hungarian museum has the answer

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The faces of ancient Romans have been brought back to life in Budapest

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What did Romans really look like? A Hungarian museum has the answer

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Using archaeology, anthropology and DNA analysis, experts reconstructed Roman-era faces and paired them with imagined life stories inspired by historical evidence.

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