2006-10-06 06:57:25 · 1 answers · asked by XIV 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
This term is accredited to Julius Caesar...
The Victor would be the winner of a battle.
Spoils refers to the spoils of war, which, at the time, meant gold, slaves and women.
It's used commonly in sports meaning, the winner gets the trophy and the glory.
2006-10-06 07:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by Adam C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-01 23:11:52 · answer #2 · answered by Diena 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It simply means the person that wins gets the stuff.
Victor means the winner
spoils are oldtime talk for stuff or the prize.
2006-10-06 07:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by Billy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, it basically means that the winner gets the prize.
2006-10-06 07:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by Rosie H. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
victories were those where the odds were the most stacked against the underdogg,To snatch a victory from the jaws of certain defeat ,to have a prize that noboy else thought u could have...
2006-10-06 07:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by bigtime 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋