thumb|Panel from a representation of a triumph of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius; a winged genius hovers above his head thumb|Scene from the Triumphs of Caesar by Andrea Mantegna (1482–94, Royal Collection) The Roman triumph ('') was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led Roman forces to victory in the service of the state or, in some historical traditions, one who had successfully completed a foreign war.
thumb|panel from a representation of a triumph of the emperor marcus aurelius; a winged genius hovers above his head thumb|scene from the triumphs of caesar by andrea mantegna (1482–94 royal collection) the roman triumph ('') was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient rome held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led roman forces to victory in the service of the state or in some historical traditions one who had successfully completed a foreign war