Look up: Spolia


  1. Spolia
    [disambiguation] Spolia (spoils) is a Latin word that occurs in the following contexts: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolia_(disambiguation)

  2. Spolia
    Spolia (Latin, `spoils`) is a modern art-historical term used to describe the re-use of earlier building material or decorative sculpture on new monuments. The practice was common in late antiquity: Roman examples include the Arch of Janus, the earlier imperial reliefs reused on the Arch of Constan...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spolia

  3. spolia
    A term for spoils or plunder, as in spolia opima, which was the plundered weapons and equipment of a conquered, enemy champion or commander. To dedicate the spolia opima brought great prestige.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. Spolia
    Spoils. plunder.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20764

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