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The Roman triumph (Latin triumphus) was a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome. Numerous later uses of the term, up to the present, are derived directly or indirectly from the Roman one. In common parlance in refers to a conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.

Namesakes

  1. Triumph of the Will, a 1935 film Nazi propaganda film made by Leni Riefenstahl
  2. The Triumph of Death, an oil panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted c. 1562
  3. The Triumph of Venus, the title of a number of paintings

See also

  1. Trionfo, a form of festivity in Renaissance Italy
  2. Roman triumph




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