From the Grove Dicitonairy of Art:
"The most original and openly sensual Hellenistic nude is perhaps the crouching Aphrodite at her Bath (c. 250 bc; Roman copy, Paris, Louvre). Male nudes were often shown in violent poses, and Pergamese sculptors particularly favoured dramatic subjects, with a strong emotional impact, such as the Dying Gaul (c. 230–220 bc; Rome, Mus. Capitolino), or the superhuman, exaggeratedly contorted Laokoon (Rome, Vatican, Mus. Pio-Clementino)."
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..."Epigonos, whom Pliny credits with a Trumpeter and a Weeping Child ‘pitifully caressing its murdered mother’ (XXXIV.xix.88), and who also signed eight bases for bronze statues on the Pergamene acropolis, two celebrating victories over the Gauls. No originals by Epigonos survive, but the famous Dying Gaul (Rome, Mus. Capitolino; see Greece, ancient, §IV, 2(iv)(b) and fig. 67) may reproduce his Trumpeter and be copied from one of the signed monuments of c. 223 bc. The warrior wears a Celtic torc and is bleeding from a chest wound, his broken trumpet and sword by his side. The realism of the statue emphasizes its pathos and, by stressing the dignity of the conquered, the statue exalts the achievement of the conquerors."
I have never come across any literature that suggests the "nakedness" of the statues must be taken literally.
EDIT : eadingas is right - this is a useless argument on both sides. Plus, whatever skins we use for the units will look awesome anyway, thanks to Prom, Psycho, and everyone else.
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