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triumphator

Noun

Meaning

triumphator (plural triumphators)

One granted a triumph.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Some scholars have viewed the triumphator as embodying (or impersonating) Jupiter in the triumphal procession. Source: Internet

In the 5th century BC, the triumphator Camillus was sent into exile after he drove a chariot with a team of four white horses ( quadriga )—an honour reserved for Jupiter himself. Source: Internet

As a triumphator, he also had numerous statues in Rome, one of which was on the forum of Augustus. Source: Internet

The ornamentation of an arch was intended to serve as a constant visual reminder of the triumph and triumphator. Source: Internet

The very few accounts are from the Imperial era of a public slave (or other figure) who stands behind or near the triumphator to remind him that he "is but mortal" or prompts him to "look behind", and are open to a variety of interpretations. Source: Internet

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