The Dying Celtic Warrior by sandra46
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Since some of you were surprised when I spoke of the Italian Celts, I'll give you some info, together with this masterpiece at the Musei Capitolini in Rome.
The Dying Gaul (in Italian: Galata Morente) is an ancient Roman marble copy of a lost Hellenistic sculpture that is thought to have been executed in bronze, which was commissioned some time between 230 BC and 220 BC by King Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Celtic Galatians in Anatolia. The present base was added after its rediscovery.
Cisalpine Gaul (Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, meaning Gaul on this side of the Alps) was the Roman name for a geographical area (later a province of the Roman Republic), in the territory of modern-day northern Italy (including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige,Southern Tirol and parts of Veneto), inhabited by the Celts. The River Rubicon marked its southern boundary with Italia proper. It was the crossing of this river in 49 BC by Julius Caesar, with his battle-hardened legions, returning from the conquest of Gaul, that precipitated a civil war in the Roman Republic. He said 'The dice is cast'. This led, eventually, to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The province was merged into Italia about 42 BC, as part of Octavian's 'Italicization' program during the Second Triumvirate. Virgil and Livy, two famous sons of the province, were born in Gallia Cisalpina, the former in Mantua and the latter in Padova.When I was at school in the books it was written that Ceasar avenged the previous sack of Rome. Brennus (or Brennos) was a chieftain of the Senones, a Gallic tribe originating from the modern areas of France known as Seine-et-Marne, Loiret, and Yonne, but which had expanded to occupy northern Italy. In 387 BC he led an army of Cisalpine Gauls in their attack on Rome. The Senones captured the entire city of Rome except for the Capitoline Hill, which was successfully held against them. However, seeing their city devastated, the Romans attempted to buy their salvation from Brennus. The Romans agreed to pay one thousand pounds weight of gold. According to Livy, during a dispute over the weights used to measure the gold (the Gauls had brought their own, heavier-than-standard) Brennus threw his sword onto the scales and uttered the famous words 'Vae victis!', which translates to 'Woe to the vanquished!'. The Romans, later succeeded in vanquishing Brenno, according to this version. However, the more accepted history (usually citing Livy and Plutarch) finds that the Senones marched to Rome to exact retribution for three Roman ambassadors breaking the law of nations (oath of neutrality) in hostilities outside of Clusium. According to this history, the Senones marched to Rome, ignoring the surrounding countryside; once there, they sacked the city for 7 months, and then withdrew. They founded the town of Senigallia, Marche, which still exists.
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Comments (51)
flora-crassella
wonderful picture!!! ..and interesting history!!!
rocserum
wonderful sculpture! very interesting info to! RS
rbowen
Very good picture! Thank you for the information!
brycek
Wonderful capture and history!!
durleybeachbum
Very interesting! He'd be freezing to death if he was in my town at present.
knupps
Wow, the lighting is perfect. Great info....
bmac62
Fascinating...seems to me I remember a lot about Gaul from my days of studying Latin ages ago. Excellent presentation.
schonee
Awesome what a beautiful work of art!
danob
Lovely image and information us Celts go back a long way ;-)
renecyberdoc
very interesting piece of history ,and yes she (the staute) or he(the gaul( is beautiful.
artistheat
Excellent Shot
jmb007
bel expose,superbe photo!!!!
MGD
Very good image. You can see that he is wearing a characteristic Celtic Torc (or Torque). This particular one is a twisted wire with cast terminals. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torc and also http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=516767&user_id=74276&np&np
magnus073
Sandra this is so stunning and what a powerful image also. Your history was fascinating and I will read it once more when I am home later
Radar_rad-dude
A truly marvelous capture of this incredible, stunning masterpiece in stone! Your history really brings this image to life and gives a nice fullness to the subject matter! Thank you again for your wonderful, sharing nature! I very much appreciate it!!!
jeroni
beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work
lyron
Great story and image!!!
jocko500
this is wonderful shot
Miska7
Very nice capture and information! Well done.
1358
I am a Celt, my ancestors were Celts... I feel that blood roar in my heart...ancient and foreboding, the drums sound our approach... excellent capture!
Faemike55
Stunnign work of art and great history!
drifterlee
Wonderful shot!!
bazza
Lovely capture of the statue and interesting history, well done most informative..
MOSKETON
EN TU LINEA, PERFECTA. ME ENCANTA TU ESTILO.
mgtcs
WOW........Splendid scene, gorgeous shot my dear friend, fantastic description!Thank you!
Marinette
foto perfetta per una storia raccontata benissimo!:)
Minda
great lighting and capture sandra..
Richardphotos
it is good that statues does not fall under the strict guidelines for nudity(rendo), but in the US Museums religious fanatics raise hell about them.outstanding shot
wysiwig
He's probably dieing of embarrassment and wondering where his clothes are. An outstanding example of ancient sculpture with a wonderful history to go with it. You should write a book. You could illustrate it with your own photographs.
claude19
Even what is around the dying soldier, the scenery but also the architecture of the room, give a realistic side to the scene represented! Beautiful lights!