The Trophy was built c. 6 BC in honor of Augustus to celebrate his definitive victory over the 45 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.
The monument was built of stone from the Roman quarry located about 800 metres away, where traces of sections of carved columns are visible in the stone.[citation needed]
The monument as partially restored is 35 meters high. When built, according to the architect, 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.[citation needed]
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One of the stones of the tower contained the names of the tribes. The inscription was only preserved in fragments, but could be reconstructed thanks to the transcription of Pliny the Elder,[1] albeit with minor corrections.[2] It reads:
The monument originally served no military purpose and contained no fortress. Rather, it marked the boundary between Italy and Gallia Narbonensis, later moved to the Var River. Between the 12th and 15th centuries, however, the Trophy did become a fortress, with locals building houses around its walls. In 1705, when war broke out between Savoy and France during the War of the Spanish Succession, Louis XIV ordered the destruction of all fortresses in the region, including this one. The partially destroyed Trophy then became a quarry and its stones were used, among other things, to build the nearby church of Saint-Michel.[citation needed]
The monument was partially restored in 1929 with funds from American philanthropist Edward Tuck.[7]
The Edward Tuck Museum on the site of the Trophy includes fragments, plaster molds, old photographs documenting the monument and its reconstruction. It was built in 1929 and renovated in 2011.[7]
It also includes a 1:20 scale model of the reconstructed Trophy. Another 1:20 scale model is found in Room IX of the Museo della Civiltà Romana in Rome.[8]
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Monaco Contents 1 Construction 2 Inscription 3 Later life 4 Nearby Roman remains 5 Museums 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksConstruction editThe Trophy was built c 6 BC in honor of Augustus to celebrate his definitive victory over the 45 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 The monument was built of stone from the Roman quarry located about 800 metres away where traces of sections of carved columns are visible in the stone citation needed The monument as partially restored is 35 meters high When built according to the architect 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 citation needed Inscription editOne of the stones of the tower contained the names of the tribes The inscription was only preserved in fragments but could be reconstructed thanks to the transcription of Pliny the Elder 1 albeit with minor corrections 2 It reads To the emperor Caesar Augustus son of the deified Julius Caesar Pontifex Maximus hailed as Imperator 3 for the 14th time in his 17th year of tribunician power 4 the Senate and people of Rome built this in commemoration that under his leadership and auspices all the Alpine peoples from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea were submitted to the Imperium 5 of the Roman People Conquered Alpine peoples 6 TRUMPILINI CAMUNNI VENNONETES VENOSTES ISARCI BREUNI GENAUNES FOCUNATES VINDELICI COSUANETES RUCINATES LICATES CATENATES AMBISONTES RUGUSCI SUANETES CALUCONES BRIXENETES LEPONTII UBERI NANTUATES SEDUNI VERAGRI SALASSI ACITAUONES MEDULLI UCENNI CATURIGES BRIGIANI SOGIONTI BRODIONTI NEMALONI EDENATES VESUBIANI VEAMINI GALLITAE TRIULLATI ECDINI VERGUNNI EGUITURI NEMATURI ORATELLI NERUSI VELAUNI SUETRI Later life edit nbsp Model reconstruction of the Tropaeum AlpiumThe monument originally served no military purpose and contained no fortress Rather it marked the boundary between Italy and Gallia Narbonensis later moved to the Var River Between the 12th and 15th centuries however the Trophy did become a fortress with locals building houses around its walls In 1705 when war broke out between Savoy and France during the War of the Spanish Succession Louis XIV ordered the destruction of all fortresses in the region including this one The partially destroyed Trophy then became a quarry and its stones were used among other things to build the nearby church of Saint Michel citation needed The monument was partially restored in 1929 with funds from American philanthropist Edward Tuck 7 Nearby Roman remains editThe Trophy is situated on the Via Julia Augusta named after Augustus a continuation of the Via Aurelia which linked Vintimille to Cimiez Nice Various fountains within the territory of the communes of Beausoleil and Roquebrune Cap Martin are also said to be Roman citation needed Museums editThe Edward Tuck Museum on the site of the Trophy includes fragments plaster molds old photographs documenting the monument and its reconstruction It was built in 1929 and renovated in 2011 7 It also includes a 1 20 scale model of the reconstructed Trophy Another 1 20 scale model is found in Room IX of the Museo della Civilta Romana in Rome 8 See also editRhaetian people for tribal affiliations of the RaetiReferences edit Pliny the Elder Naturalis Historia book III 24 Jules Formige La dedicace du Trophee des Alpes La Turbie In Gallia Vol 13 1955 No 1 p 101 102 Commander in chief Dating the monument to 6 or 7 BCE Sovereignty CIL V 07817 AE 1973 323 Original Latin reads IMP CAESARI DIVI FILIO AVG PONT MAX IMP XIIII TR POT XVII S P Q R QVOD EIVS DVCTV AVSPICIISQVE GENTES ALPINAE OMNES QVAE A MARI SVPERO AD INFERVM PERTINEBANT SVB IMPERIVM P R SVNT REDACTAE GENTES ALPINAE DEVICTAE a b Visitor information card in French Room XI Augustus Museo della Civilta RomanaExternal links edit nbsp 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