Capitoline Brutus

4th-3rd century B.C.E. bronze, 69 cm (Capitoline Museums, Rome)
Speakers; Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

[@jfjoubertquebec]

I cannot get enough of these commentaries. Very astute. Thank you for sharing. Merci du Québec!

[@fredirecko]

That bronze is really a head of it’s time.

[@layyeechua4240]

This sculpture is cool.Thank you Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

[@SOUNDsculptures]

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[@SalvatoreEscoti]

Most people are just interested in the empirial time of roman history. Before the 500 years of being an Empire, Rome was a Republic for 450 years and before the republican time, it was a kingdom for almost 300 years.

[@18francesco18]

My favorite one from the Musei Capitolini along with the statue of Marcus Aurelius and the capitoline wolf.

[@adamroodog1718]

Awesome roman nose as well

[@jonjrosen]

saving my final again

[@johna.4334]

More details please I e. where was this bronze bust was found, why wasn't it melted down etc.

[@smarthistoryvideos]

You can often find more on smarthistory.org See the backstory here: smarthistory.org/capitoline-brutus/

[@stephenmurphy1638]

Charlton Heston time traveler?

[@johna.4334]

Yaaawn

[@Sasha0927]

I definitely want the name of the leftmost example bust (around 19 seconds). 😍

[@smarthistoryvideos]

If you mean, Marble Bust of a Bearded Man, well, sadly, we don't know much. He lives at The Met at the moment: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256911

[@Sasha0927]

@@smarthistoryvideos Sad indeed, but that's okay. I suppose I'm not as interested in him as I am his great-great-great-great-great grandson. 🥰

[@rustyw5842]

I wish you had discussed why you are certain this bronze head is from the '4th-3rd century B.C.E.' Surely bronze can't be carbon-dated. And your narrative implies that we don't know where this head was found, nor anything about its provenance, except that it has been known as 'Brutus' since the 16th century.

[@johna.4334]

All excellent points.

[@gungachingaunga]

looks like mads mikkelsen to me

[@johna.4334]

Who?