Rome Artifacts

As something as detailed and breathtaking as this, this sculpture had multiple artists working on it to make the finished product we see today. Now located at the Vatican Museums, the sculpture captures the death of a Trojan priest named Laocoon. Legend has it, during the time when the Greeks offered the Trojans the massive gift of a wooden horse is when he was killed. He warned his fellow Trojans that he didn't think they should accept such a gift mainly because it was from the Greeks and you should never trust a Greek. In a rage, he threw a spear into the wooden horse to show how much he opposed and as he did, the Greek sea god Poseidon summoned two sea monsters to come and kill Laocoon and his two sons. After seeing this tragic death, the Trojans decided to accept the gift which lead to their fall. Laocoon was right, as many Greek soldiers stormed out of the horse and destroyed the city.

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Laocoön

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Rome, Italy

As something as detailed and breathtaking as this, this sculpture had multiple artists working on it to make the finished product we see today. Now located at the Vatican Museums, the sculpture captures the death of a Trojan priest named Laocoon. Legend has it, during the time when the Greeks offered the Trojans the massive gift of a wooden horse is when he was killed. He warned his fellow Trojans that he didn't think they should accept such a gift mainly because it was from the Greeks and you should never trust a Greek. In a rage, he threw a spear into the wooden horse to show how much he opposed and as he did, the Greek sea god Poseidon summoned two sea monsters to come and kill Laocoon and his two sons. After seeing this tragic death, the Trojans decided to accept the gift which lead to their fall. Laocoon was right, as many Greek soldiers stormed out of the horse and destroyed the city.

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