The Return of Justinian I The Great (Photoshop Reconstruction)

See how this video was made:
Behind the Scenes: The Return of Justinian the Great (Narrative by Artist)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLmDDFE1oxc

*Project requested by user/EricDemilo
Also known by the name Flavicus Anicius Justinianus (483 - 565) and "The Emperor who never sleeps", Justinian I made his mark in history as the man who made it his mission to rekindle the greatness of the Roman Empire, and who compressed and organized the outdated laws of the Roman government. Justinian was also the last emperor to speak Latin as a first language, and he was said to have spoken Greek with a barbarian accent. Justinian's hallmark quality was his high energy, compulsive work habits. He showed a remarkable stamina for being able to go without much food or sleep for extended periods whenever he was working on a project, which was almost constant.

His dreams of rebuilding Rome to its former glory was crippled by the first well-documented pandemic of 541 known as the "Plague of Justinian", which killed 10,000 people a day in Constantinople during its first outbreak, and over the span of the next 200 years wiped out nearly half of Europe's population.

*Justinian was a great architect, and the largest of his commissions, The Eye of Sophia, still stands today as an everlasting monument to the church, himself, and his wife Theodora.

*Justinian was also deeply religious, though in his later life began to turn to heresy.

*Justinian never produced any heirs with his wife Theodora, and so upon his death in 565 his crown was passed down to his nephew, Justin II.

*Justinian I's appearance is variously described as "fair skinned with a ruddy complexion, curly haired, round faced, and handsome with an eagle-like nose. Some sources claim he bore a resemblance to Emperor Domitian, which could either have referred to the possibility of Justinian being blonde or simply that he shared similar facial features.

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[acosihans]

Do the Mona Lisa, i swear, you will be challenged!

[EllenB1977]

Loved the music and the picture!

[safeharbor7]

Interesting work Mel, a big thumbs up + favorite. Larry

[AngryAussie]

That does look a bit like me :)

[ericdemilo]

Awesome! Thank you so much for taking the time to reconstruct Emperor Justiniano's face.  I never imagined the amount of time this could take. Great job!!!! :)

[RootMenu]

amazing skin texture!

[geoffreyprince]

INCREDIBLE! Such an amazing transformation - and so personal. Another beautiful work!