A tropaion (τρόπαιον, tropaeum), whence English `trophy` is an ancient Greek and later Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over one`s foes. Typically this takes the shape of a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches (or, in later times, a pair of stakes set crosswise) upon which is hung the armour of a defeated and d......
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trophy; commemorative victory sign erected to mark the turning of the tide of battle.
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