tropæum

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See also: tropaeum

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin tropaeum (“trophy”, “tropæum”). Doublet of trophy

Pronunciation

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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

References

“‖tropæum” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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