The ovation ( Latin : ovatio from ovare : to rejoice) was a lesser form of the Roman triumph . Ovations were granted when war was not declared between enemies on the level of nations or states; when an enemy was considered basely inferior (e.g., slaves, pirates); or when the general conflict was resolved with little or no danger to the army itself. The Ovation could also be given rather than a triumph when there were extenuating circumstances, such as when Marcus Marcellus was given an ovation in lieu of a triumph as his army remained in Sicily and therefore was unable to cross the pomerium .
1-426: An ovation is an ancient Roman military honor. Ovation may also refer to: Ovation The general celebrating the ovation did not enter the city on a biga , a chariot pulled by two white horses, as generals celebrating triumphs did, but instead rode on horseback in the toga praetexta of a magistrate . The honoured general also wore a wreath of myrtle (sacred to Venus ) upon his brow, rather than
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