4 And he obtained a triumph in spite of the fact that Spain had been assigned to Caesar; for those in power could grant the honours at will to those who served as their lieutenants.
Perhaps, if they had pushed their opposition a little further they might have been undeceived on this point; but we are glad the necessity never arose - that this great triumph has been obtained by acting not on the fears or the passions, but on the convictions of statesmen and legislators.
Inasmuch as the most important steps were taken with the advice and assistance of Publicola, Marcus was victorious in two great battles, and in the second of them, without losing a single Roman, slew thirteen thousand of the enemy.35 2 Besides his triumphs, he also obtained the honour of a house built for him at the public charge on the Palatine.
I do not find that Fabius won any set battle but that against the Ligurians, for which he had his triumph; whereas Pericles erected nine trophies for as many victories obtained by land and by sea.
In 2011, the The New York Times celebrated the library's acquisition of 21,000 volumes on cooking and food from George and Jenifer Lang; in July, ArtNews announced that the entire Triple Canopy's archives would join ranks; and, this week's New Yorker heralds Taylor's most recent triumph of obtaining Jack Smith's personal papers. .
With the backing of the family of the Metelli, Scaurus obtained the consulship in 115; in that year he defeated several Alpine tribes and was awarded a triumph.
An all-in government Another triumph, according to both Finnih and Maxted, was obtaining Akinwunmi Ambode's endorsement.
I have spent more than a year studying unique stories of triumph, learning about individuals and their agency -- their capacity to obtain desired outcomes, given their specific abilities and constraints.
Economic triumph appeared certain.
Triumph followed triumph.
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph.
