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Spolia (Latin for 'spoils'; sg.: spolium) are
stones taken from an old
structure and
repurposed for new
construction or
decorative purposes. It is the...
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spolia opima (Latin for 'rich spoils') were the armour, arms, and
other effects that an
ancient Roman general stripped from the body of an opposing...
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Spolia (spoils) is a
Latin word that
occurs in the
following contexts:
Spolia,
building rubble re-used
Spoils of
victory Spolia opima,
armour and arms...
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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...
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Marcellus gained the most
prestigious award a
Roman general could earn, the
spolia opima, for
killing the
Gallic king
Viridomarus in
single combat in 222 BC...
- 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...
- gold, and
mounted in a
medieval silver-gilt eagle. The vase is a
medieval spolia piece and is displa****
along with the
French regalia in the
Galerie d'Apollon...
- 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...
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Although substantially ruined by
earthquakes and
stone robbers taking spolia, the
Colosseum is
still a
renowned symbol of
Imperial Rome and was listed...
