Tropaeum Alpium
The Trophy of Augustus (also called Tropaeum Augusti ) is a Roman building, which stands in the Maritime Alps above Monaco in today's La Turbie.
The building was built in 7/6 BC in honor of the Emperor Augustus. Occasion for the construction was the Alpine campaign in the year 15 BC, in which Drusus and Tiberius threw a total of 46 strains - this restored inscription is important as a historical source, which is occupied by Pliny the Elder. The building was so far reconstructed in the early 20th century by Jean Camille Formigé that at least the original Roman structure was recognizable.
Building
The building, a Tropaion, a victory monument was designed according to the Vitruvian architecture model and consisted of a rectangular base with side length 38 m, at the western facade was an inscription. The second floor jumped back behind the base. This raised were 24 Doric columns arranged in a circle, which were adorned with an encircling metope frieze triglyphs. Between the columns, niches where the statues of the generals involved in the campaign, such as that of Drusus were erected were. The information carried by the columns dome tapered step-like top and was crowned by a colossal statue of Augustus.
In ancient times, the building was probably 50 meters high, rich today the remains only up to a height of 35 m. In the Middle Ages they built the Victory Monument to a fortification with guard tower, the remains of which are still recognizable at the highest part of the building; in later times it was used as a quarry.
Of the four columns could only be fully set up and only the western facade of the pedestal with the inscription has been almost entirely rebuilt in the reconstruction and partial restoration. The remaining fragments are preserved in the local museum.
The inscription block is framed by two large marble reliefs. On them you can see a Tropaeum, so the captured weapons, which are hung on a tree trunk. At the foot of Tropaeums kneeling on each side, a barbarian and a barbarian, both chained. Furthermore, hovering next to the inscription on each side of a small winged victory.
Original parts in the Museum of La Turbie
Inscription on the Tropaeum Alpium
Inscription of Tropaeum Alpium
The inscription, which was preserved only in fragments, could be completely reconstructed by the Natural History of Pliny the Elder (3, 136-137 ).
It lists a total of 45 tribes who were defeated in the Alpine campaign of the Romans the name. The order of enumeration of the subjugated tribes here takes into account both the temporal sequence of the conquest, as well as the geographical situation.
" IMPERATOR | CAESAR | DIV | FILIO AVGVSTO PONT MAXIMP XIIII TRIB POT XVII SENATVS POPULVSQVEROMANVS QVOD EIVS DVCTV AVSPICIISQVE GENTES alpinae OMNES QVAE A MARI SVPERO AD INFERVM PERTINEBANT SVB Imperivm PR SVNT REDACTAE GENTES alpinae DEVICTAE.TRVMPILINI.CAMVNNI.VENNONETES.VENOSTES.ISARCI.BREVNI.GENAVNES.FOCVNATES VINDELICORVM GENTES.QVATTVOR.COSVANETES.RVCINATES.LICATES.CATENATES.AMBISONTES.RVGVSCI.SVANETES.CLAVCONES BRIXENTES.LEPONTI.VBERI.NANTVATES.SEDVNI.VARAGRI.SALASSI.ACITAVONES.MEDVLLI.VCENNI.CATVRIGES.BRIGIANI SOGIONTI.BRODIONTI.NEMALONI.EDENATES.VESVBIANI.VEAMINI.GALLITAE.TRIVLLATI ECTINI VERGVNNI.EGVITVRI.NEMETVRI.ORATELLI.NERVSI.VELAVNI.SVETRI "
These isolates are Veneti, Etruscans and Ligurians, and Celtic- Illyrian tribes.