Standing ovation
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A standing ovation is a form of applause where members of a seated audience stand up while applauding, often after extraordinary performances of particularly high acclaim.
Gemini 5 Prime Crew, Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad, receive a standing ovation during their visit to the United States House of Representatives.
Lazarus receiving a standing ovation from Russell Simmons
Roman triumph
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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 servic
Standing ovation
…Rome, returning military commanders (such as Marcus Licinius Crassus after his defeat of Spartacus) whose victories did not meet the requirements of a Roman triumph but which were still praiseworthy were celebrated with an ovation instead. The word's use in English to refer to sustained applause dates from at least…
Panel from a representation of a triumph of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius; a winged genius hovers above his head
Scene from the Triumphs of Caesar by Andrea Mantegna (1482–94, Royal Collection)
Detail from the Arch of Titus showing Titus as triumphator
Detail from the Arch of Titus showing his triumph held in 71 for his Sack of Jerusalem