Abstract:

This paper examines the Roman trophies in the Pyrenees, specifically in Panissars, Urkulu, and Lugdunum Convenarum (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges), which were erected as commemorative monuments of military victories and as symbols of the monumentalization of Roman borders. Three main trophies are analyzed: the Tropaeum Augusti in Lugdunum Convenarum, which commemorates the pacification of the Pyrenean regions under Augustus; the Tower of Urkulu, whose origin is debated, although it is suggested that it may have been erected during the time of Augustus or Pompey; and the trophies of Panissars, attributed to Pompey the Great after his victory over Sertorius. The archaeological studies conducted and the interpretative controversies surrounding these monuments are reviewed, including the difficulties in their reconstruction and the interpretation of their function and meaning. The relevance of these monuments as markers of power and territorial control in Roman Hispania is emphasized.