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Meaning & History
Latinized form of Attalos. This was borne by numerous ancient Greek historical figures, including a general of Alexander the Great and three kings of Pergamon in Asia Minor.
The famous marble statue The Dying Gaul is a Roman copy of a lost bronze sculpture which was commissioned by the 3rd-century BC king Attalus I to celebrate his defeat of the Galatians, a Celtic tribe.
The famous marble statue The Dying Gaul is a Roman copy of a lost bronze sculpture which was commissioned by the 3rd-century BC king Attalus I to celebrate his defeat of the Galatians, a Celtic tribe.