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Spolia (Latin: "spoils"; sg.: spolium) are
stones taken from an old
structure and
repurposed for new
construction or
decorative purposes. It is the result...
- The
spolia opima ("rich spoils") were the armour, arms, and
other effects that an
ancient Roman general stripped from the body of an
opposing commander...
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Spolia (spoils) is a
Latin word that
occurs in the
following contexts:
Spolia,
building rubble re-used
Spoils of victory,
especially Spolia opima, arms...
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Marcellus gained the most
prestigious award a
Roman general could earn, the
spolia opima, for
killing the
Gallic military leader and king
Viridomarus in single...
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Salmacida Spolia was the last
masque performed at the
English Court before the
outbreak of the
English Civil War.
Written by Sir
William Davenant, with...
- have
gained spolia 23 times. The
higher the rank of the
opponent killed in combat, the more
prestigious the
spolia, and none more so than
spolia duci hostium...
- protection. The
Themistoclean Wall was
completed in 479 BC and
built with
spolia, old materials, in this case destro**** temples, statues, and
other ruins...
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figure of the
Second Punic War, who was five
times consul, and won the
spolia opima,
defeating and
killing the
Gallic king, Viridomarus, in
single combat...
- was reused,
which since at
least the
early 16th
century became known as
spolia.
Through the
process of case-hardening,
granite becomes harder with age...
- Fulda, Corvey, Trier, Müstair, Mals, Naturns, Cividale,
Brescia and Milan.
Spolia is the
Latin term for "spoils" and is used to
refer to the
taking or appropriation...