Tropæum

Pronunciation

RP enPR: tr?p???m, IPA: en, /t????pi??m/

Alternative forms

tropheum 16^th C.
trophæum 17^th–19^th CC.
tropæon 19^th C.

Origin

From the . .

Full definition of tropæum

Noun

tropæum

(plural tropæa)

(historical) A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).

Related terms

trophæal