In ancient Greece and Rome, military victories were commemorated with a display of captured arms and standards. An architectural ornament representing a group of weapons is known as a trophy. Similar decorative vertical arrangements of hunting accessories, musical instruments or other objects are also commonly referred to as trophies.
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