Spolia (disambiguation)
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Spolia is a Latin word that occurs in the following contexts:
- SpoilsSpoilsSpoils or The Spoils may refer to:*Looting or "the spoils of war", rewards gained through military victory*Spoils system of distributing government jobs in US politics* The Spoils , a collectible card game...
of victory, especially- Spolia opimaSpolia opimaSpolia opima refers to the armor, arms, and other effects that an ancient Roman general had stripped from the body of an opposing commander slain in single combat...
, arms captured from the enemy commander
- Spolia opima
- SpoliaSpoliaSpolia is a modern art-historical term used to describe the re-use of earlier building material or decorative sculpture on new monuments...
, building rubble re-used