{"id":2044406,"date":"2026-07-15T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044406"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:23:00","slug":"once-we-were-like-you-ancient-roman-faces-brought-back-to-life-in-budapest-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044406","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Once we were like you\u2019: Ancient Roman faces brought back to life in Budapest exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/87\/33\/1200x675_cmsv2_9f2bd1c8-165f-51cb-b603-4633b3f1d340-9838733.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2910037-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2910037\" data-cid=\"9838783\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2910037-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/87\/83\/189x106_cmsv2_464a52f9-4abe-5ef4-9206-4d00ed10504f-9838783.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A teenager looks at her mobile phone in London, Monday, June 15, 2026. 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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            \u2018Once we were like you\u2019: Ancient Roman faces brought back to life in Budapest exhibition<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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soldier and a slave who lived nearly 2,000 years ago have been given new faces &#8211; and imagined stories &#8211; in a fascinating new exhibition in Budapest.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the Aquincum Museum, Roman-era skulls discovered at the ancient city of Aquincum have been transformed into lifelike facial reconstructions, offering visitors a glimpse of the people who once lived on the empire\u2019s distant frontier.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, titled \u201cOnce we were like you\u201d, utilised archaeology, anthropology, genetics and historical imagination in the hopes of reconnecting modern audiences with those whose remains have survived for almost two millennia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/87\/33\/808x454_cmsv2_66281db5-0277-5538-b477-d12804319f2b-9838733.jpg\" alt=\"A facial reconstruction of a Roman-era resident of Aquincum is displayed alongside the original skull that inspired it at the Aquincum Museum in Budapest\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A facial reconstruction of a Roman-era resident of Aquincum is displayed alongside the original skull that inspired it at the Aquincum Museum in Budapest<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: AP Photo <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Displayed alongside their original skulls, the reconstructed faces are accompanied by fictional names, occupations and possible life stories &#8211; an attempt to make the ancient residents of Aquincum feel less like archaeological objects and more like real people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the excavations we find the skulls, the skeletons, we document them, we roughly can tell whether they belonged to a man or a woman and the findings end up in the appropriate storage room, but that&#8217;s it. 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The curators created possible names, jobs and backgrounds based on what researchers know about life in Aquincum. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s all fiction. We don&#8217;t even know the real names of these people, unfortunately. We tried to incorporate into their imagined life stories everything that anthropology and genetic studies have offered. But no matter what, it&#8217;s still fiction. In fact, we can not say that they lived like that, it happened that way, but they could have been living that way,\u201d said Dr. P\u00e9ter V\u00e1mos, archaeologist and exhibition co-curator.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers used historical naming customs, inscriptions and anthropological studies to create plausible scenarios for the individuals. <\/p>\n<p>Alongside the facial reconstructions, visitors can see a reconstructed burial site and a Roman-era mummy. <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOnce we were like you\u201d is on show at the Aquincum Museum in Budapest until 31 October 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span 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The bodies have no weight, no life, no soul,&#8221; said Dr. L\u00f3r\u00e1nt Vass, archaeologist and exhibition co-curator.He continued: &#8220;In connection with this exhibition, we thought what happens if we bring these people closer to the visitors by using archaeological findings, information provided by inscriptions, results of anthropological studies and results of archaeogenetics.&#8221;How were the ancient faces brought back to life?Experts analysed the shape and structure of the skulls, alongside archaeological evidence and DNA research, to estimate details such as facial structure, possible ancestry, and even characteristics like hair, skin and eye colour.The most realistic reconstructions were created by facial reconstruction artist Emese G\u00e1bor, who works from a studio in Budakeszi, near Budapest.Using 3D-printed replicas of the original skulls, she carefully rebuilt the faces layer by layer, studying the bones before modelling muscles and features.But while the faces are based on scientific evidence, the identities and biographies attached to them are not real. 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