A Brigg landmark has been given a mention online by Philip Wilkinson, the author of The English Buildings Book, England's Abbeys, Restoration, the book of Adam Hart-Davis's series What the Romans Did For Us, other books about architecture and buildings, and various books on other subjects
He makes reference to the Dying Gladiator pub sign in Bigby Street.
Read Philip's views through this link...
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In William Clark's day the 350BC Hellenistic statue in Rome (one of the Victorian's European Grand Tours' 'Must See' venues) was thought to be based on a dying gladiator....Further research later suggested that the statue was a Dying Gaul (a French Celt -they were fighting Rome at the time)....the statue's hairstyle, the wearing of a necklace-like ornament around his neck and the design of the sword and the shield on which the dying warrior is seated, for example are indicative that it was a Gaul.
Consequently, the statue was officially re-named. The Dying Gaul.
Additionally, it is also thought that Roman statue was based on a much earlier Greek statue (name forgotten, which is on display in Athens.
Our Dying Gladiator doesn't seem to have the spiky haircut, nor the weapons as in the Roman statue.
See 'Dying Gaul' on Wiki for further info.
In William Clark's day the 350BC Hellenistic statue in Rome (one of the Victorian's European Grand Tours' 'Must See' venues) was thought to be based on a dying gladiator....Further research later suggested that the statue was a Dying Gaul (a French Celt -they were fighting Rome at the time)....the statue's hairstyle, the wearing of a necklace-like ornament around his neck and the design of the sword and the shield on which the dying warrior is seated, for example are indicative that it was a Gaul.
Consequently, the statue was officially re-named. The Dying Gaul.
Additionally, it is also thought that Roman statue was based on a much earlier Greek statue (name forgotten, which is on display in Athens.
Our Dying Gladiator doesn't seem to have the spiky haircut, nor the weapons as in the Roman statue.
See 'Dying Gaul' on Wiki for further info.
See, we've now got 2 DYING GLADIATORS - if I click a few more times, we could have an army!!!
A little extra - William Clark was a close friend with the Elwes family....He bought the Dying Gladiator as a house, later changing it into a pub.
Clark may, or may have not actually seen the Roman Statue - as many smaller copies were made as souvenirs for those on the Grand Tour.
However, with the Elwes converting to RC, it is possible that he accompanied Elwes family members on a visit to Rome (and the Vatican) - just a thought.
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