Historical story

What Mona Lisa, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and other historical figures would look like today

In today's social media-driven age, photos of users and celebrities travel from one end of the planet to the other at an incredibly fast pace. But things were not always like this...

At the time Cleopatra was born, or when Alexander the Great launched his campaign, photography did not even exist as a concept, let alone social media.

Thus, many of the personalities who left an indelible mark on history, remained alive in memory either through paintings or statues. But Becca Saladin, through her Instagram account @royalty_now_, gave life to prominent personalities of the past and we were left speechless:

Cleopatra

Marie Antoinette

Abraham Lincoln


Jane Austen

Mona Lisa

Alexander the Great

Julius Caesar

Napoleon

Caligula

Benjamin Franklin

Nefertiti