Victory Title

A victory title is an honorific title adopted by a successful military commander to commemorate his defeat of an enemy nation. This practice was first used by Ancient Rome and is still most commonly associated with the Romans, but it has also been adopted as a practice by many modern empires, especially the Napoleonic, British and Russian.

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Famous quotes containing the words victory and/or title:

    “In victory be not proud; in defeat be not depressed.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “Men don’t and can’t live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don’t live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions; and take that of Labourers’ Unions.”
    —John Ruskin (1819–1900)