> They're no more accurate or not than the original statues. Unless we were to go back in time and physically see these people there's really no way to tell eit

> They're no more accurate or not than the original statues. Unless we were to go back in time and physically see these people there's really no way to tell either way. That's why the author uses multiple historical descriptions of the looks of each emperor. So he can make the pictures more accurate than the original statues. He also uses paintings and other statues for comparison.