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[classicalmonuments]

Tropaeum of Hippo Regius (Trophy)

Hippo Regius (currently Annaba, Algeria)

1st century BCE

The trophy was a form of a military monument erected by Greeks and Romans in honor of victory in the battle. In this case, it is suspected that he was put after the battle of Tapsus (46 BCE) and the suicides of Scipio Metellus, Cato the Younger and Juba I, king of Numidia. The trophy was made of bronze, measuring 2.44 meters high and weighing 240 kg and was found in forum of Hippo Regius.

[classicalmonuments]

Tropaeum Alpium (Victory Monument of the Alps)

La Turbie, France

6 BCE

49 m. in height

 The Trophy was built in honor of the emperor Augustus to celebrate his definitive victory over the 45 ancient tribes who populated the Alps. The Alpine populations were defeated during the military campaign to subdue the Alps conducted by the Romans between 16 and 7 BC.

 When built the base measured 35 meters in length, the first platform 12 meters in height, and the rotunda of 24 columns with its statue of an enthroned Augustus is 49 metres high

[cfkillers-a-blog]

❣ / for emerson :')

Surrender by Digital Daggers 

Taken down I give into what I can’t disguise.I surrender..I surrenderBroken down, I give into what I can not have..I surrender..I surrender

Bloodstream by Stateless 

I think I might’ve inhaled youI can feel you behind my eyesYou’ve gotten into my bloodstreamI can feel you flowing in me

Wrong by Depeche Mode

There’s something wrong with me chemicallySomething wrong with me inherentlyThe wrong mixIn the wrong genes

Desire by Meg Myers

Honey, I wanna break you I wanna throw you to the hounds, I gotta hurt you, I gotta hear from your mouth Boy, I wanna taste you, I wanna skin you with my tongue I’m gonna kill you, I’m gonna lay you in the ground

Running Up That Hill by Placebo

And if I only could,Make a deal with God,And get him to swap our places

Undeniedby Portishead 

Now that I’ve found youAnd seen behind those eyesHow can ICarry on

Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge 

I want to hold you closeSkin pressed against me tightLie still, and close your eyes girlSo lovely, it feels so right

Clarity by Zedd 

‘Cause you are the piece of me I wish I didn’t needChasing relentlessly, still fight and I don’t know whyIf our love is tragedy, why are you my remedy?If our love’s insanity, why are you my clarity?

meme || selectively accepting || @tropaeum