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A Strong Enemy

November 18, 2020 Martha Lattie
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Dying Gaul, Roman Copy from Greek Bronze, 230-220 BC.

The work was commissioned for the Altar at Pergamon and was commissioned by Attalus I in honor of the Roman victory over the Gauls. The enemy was depicted in a noble manner so it could be shown that they had defeated worthy adversaries.

In Art History, Greece Tags Gauls, Dying Gaul, Attalus I, Greek Art, Hellenistic Art
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