Tropaeum Alpium

43°44′41.20″N 7°24′06.49″E / 43.7447778°N 7.4018028°E / 43.7447778; 7.4018028

The Trophy of Augustus

The Tropaeum Alpium (English: Trophy of the Alps; French: Trophée des Alpes) is a Roman trophy (tropaeum) celebrating the emperor Augustus's decisive victory over the tribes who populated the Alps. The monument's ruins are in La Turbie (France), a few kilometers from the Principality of Monaco.