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|lshtext=<b>spŏlĭum</b>: ii, n. [[root]] spal- (skal-); cf.: [[populor]], [[calamitas]], [[calvus]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., the [[spoil]] of an [[animal]], i. e. the [[skin]] or [[hide]] of an [[animal]] stripped [[off]] (so [[only]] [[poet]]. and [[very]] [[rare]]): pelles et spolia ferarum, Lucr. 5, 954: serpentum, id. 4, 62: leonis, Ov. M. 9, 113; 3, 81: apri, id. ib. 8, 426; id. H. 4, 100: pecudis (i. e. arietis Phrixei), id. ib. 6, 13; cf. id. M. 7, 156: viperei monstri (i. e. Medusae), id. ib. 4, 615.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., the [[arms]] or armor stripped from a defeated [[enemy]]; [[hence]], in gen., [[any]] [[thing]] taken from the [[enemy]], [[booty]], [[prey]], [[spoil]] (the predom. signif. of the [[word]]; usu. in <[[number]] opt="n">plur.</[[number]]>; cf.: [[exuviae]], [[praeda]]): Salmacida spolia [[sine]] sudore et [[sanguine]], Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61 (Trag. v. 36 Vahl.): spolia ducis hostium caesi suspenso ferculo [[gerens]] in [[Capitolium]] ascendit ibique, [[Juppiter]] Feretri, inquit, haec [[tibi]] [[victor]] [[Romulus]] rex [[regia]] [[arma]] [[fero]] templumque [[dedico]], sedem opimis spoliis, etc., Liv. 1, 10, 6 (v. [[opimus]]): spoliis decorata est [[regia]] fixis, Ov. M. 8, 154: spoliorum causā hominem occidere ... cruenta spolia detrahere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 145 sq.: [[multa]] spolia praeferebantur, Caes. B. C. 2, 39: ad ejus spolia detrahenda, Cic. Sest. 24, 54: [[indutus]] spoliis, Verg. A. 10, 775: victores praedā [[Rutuli]] spoliisque potiti, id. ib. 9, 450; 4, 93: virtutis [[honor]] spoliis quaeratur in istis, Ov. M. 13, 153: [[insignis]] spoliis [[Marcellus]] opimis Ingreditur, Verg. A. 6, 855: spolia jacentis hostium [[exercitus]] peditibus concessit, Liv. 44, 45: Q. [[Fabius]] spolia ducis Gallorum legens, id. 5, 36; so, legere, id. 5, 39; 8, 7; 27, 2 al.: spolia et praedas ad procuratores referre, Tac. A. 12, 54 et saep.: ([[forum]]) exuviis nauticis et classium spoliis (i. e. rostris) ornatum, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55; cf. Flor. 1, 11, 10: navalia, Suet. Aug. 18 fin.: illud [[natura]] non patitur, ut aliorum spoliis [[nostras]] facultates, copias, [[opes]] augeamus, Cic. Off. 3, 5, 22; id. Rosc. Am. 3, 8: spoliis civium exstructa [[domus]], Tac. A. 15, 52: (delatores) sacerdotia et [[consulatus]] et spolia adepti, id. H. 1, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sing.: quo [[nunc]] [[Turnus]] ovat [[spolio]], Verg. A. 10, 500: Actoris [[Aurunci]] [[spolium]], id. ib. 12, 94: Asiam, [[spolium]] regis Antiochi, recepi, Sall. H. 4, 61, 11 Dietsch; Suet. Caes. 64; Just. 19, 3: fert [[secum]] [[spolium]] sceleris, Ov. M. 8, 87: mendici [[spolium]], a [[beggar]]'s rags, Petr. 13, 1.—Poet., in gen., = [[arma]], [[arms]], Ov. M. 13, 153.