tropæum

Noun. (context, Roman) A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast (term, 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).

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