Tropaeum of Senex Caecilius

The Tropaeum of Senex Caecilius

Originally consisting of arms taken from the enemy and hung on the trunk of a tree, the term tropaeum refers to a monument of victory. Eventually the tree trunk was replaced by a pillar, an arch, or the like, and the arms became the various carved or painted representations of objects associated with victory or achievement: trophies.

The object on the left is Trajan's Column in the Forum of Trajan in Rome.

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A selection of images from the Maecenas collection by Leo C. Curran includes various views and details of the Column and Forum of Trajan in Rome.

More images from the Maecenas collection include views of the Arch of Titus, which commemorates the victories of Titus and his father Vespasian over the Jews.

Another group of images from the Maecenas collection shows the Arch of Septimius Severus, which depicts rather minor victories over the Arabs and Parthians.

A few images from the Maecenas collection focus on the Arch of Constantine, which is covered with reliefs stolen from other arches and public buildings!

photo credit: Leo C. Curran, courtesy of Maecenas