Marble statue of the dying Gauls in ancient Rome

Marble statue of the dying Gauls in ancient Rome

The 'Dying Gauls', also known as the' Dying Galatians' or 'Dying Gladiators', is an ancient Roman marble half recumbent statue currently housed in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. This statue is a replica of a Greek sculpture, originally made of copper and dating back to the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC, 1633)