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2 days ago · The Dying Gaul, Capitoline Museums, Rome. The Gauls (Latin: Galli; Ancient Greek: Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (Gallia).
3 days ago · The theme of the Dying Gaul (a famous statue displayed in Pergamon) remained a favorite in Hellenistic art for a generation signifying the victory of the Greeks over a noble enemy. In the early 2nd century BC, the Galatians became allies of Antiochus the Great , the last Seleucid king trying to regain suzerainty over Asia Minor.
1 day ago · Paul meanwhile has been flogged and beaten, at the hands of his captors, with the prison now under the management of Mauritius a Gallic Roman, who is a hero of the Third Legios and who’s daughter has fallen sick, and is now dying. Now when Luke smuggles his way into the prison, it is he to whom we should look to as a model of masculinity.
3 days ago · We asked Paglionico and hair artist and salon founder Gina Rivera, to share just how far the hair industry has come when it comes to dying your hair. Keep reading to learn more about the fascinating history of hair color, and how it has changed today.
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3 days ago · The Dying Gaul, an ancient Roman statue. The Celts (/ k ɛ l t s / KELTS, see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples (/ ˈ k ɛ l t ɪ k / KEL-tik) were a collection of Indo-European peoples [1] in Europe and Anatolia, identified by their use of Celtic languages and other cultural similarities.
4 days ago · The death of Aetius in 454 and the growing debility of a western imperial government hamstrung by the loss of Africa to the Vandals created a power vacuum in Gaul. It was filled by the Visigoths, at first indirectly through the nomination of the emperor Avitus (reigned 455–456) and then directly by their own kings, the most important being ...
4 days ago · France - Roman Conquest, Gaul, Franks: In the 2nd century bce Rome intervened on the side of Massilia in its struggle against the tribes of the hinterland, its main aim being the protection of the route from Italy to its new possessions in Spain.
