Pergamon.
The image of the Dying Gaul in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, is
provided for the delectation of the eye accustomed
to
Greek naturalism, and because nearly all discussions
of the Celts begin with the Greek and Roman view of them, often
including views of the Dying Gaul, as well as other Greco-Roman
images of the Celtic/Gaulish barbarian; e.g., the extensively
restored Gaul Killing Wife and Self group in the Museo
Nazionale/Terme.
Dying Gaul, (a life-size marble Roman copy after a third-century
B.C.E. original, probably bronze, that was part of a large victory
monument on the acropolis at Pergamon), two views:
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Greek naturalism, and because nearly all discussions
of the Celts begin with the Greek and Roman view of them, often
including views of the Dying Gaul, as well as other Greco-Roman
images of the Celtic/Gaulish barbarian; e.g., the extensively
restored Gaul Killing Wife and Self group in the Museo
Nazionale/Terme.
