concept
the spolia opima
spolia opima
The 'rich spoils' a Roman commander stripped in person from an enemy commander he had killed, dedicated to Jupiter Feretrius; won only three times in Roman history.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 4 §20 the spolia opima
The 'rich spoils' a Roman commander stripped in person from an enemy commander he had killed, dedicated to Jupiter Feretrius; won only three times in Roman history.