The ovation (Latin ovatio). The ovation was a less honored form of the familiar Roman Triumph. Ovations were granted, when war was not declared between enemies on the level of states; when an enemy was considered basely inferior (slaves,bands of pirates); and when the general conflict was resolved with little to no bloodshed, or danger to the army itself. The general celebrating the ovation did not enter the city on horseback, but walked clad in the toga praetexta of a magistrate, with a crown of myrtle (sacred to Venus) upon his brow. The Senate did not proceed the general, nor did soldiers usually participate in the procession.

Perhaps the most famous ovation in history is that which Marcus Licinius Crassus celebrated after his defeat of the Spartacanii Slave Revolt .

Ovation is also a channel dedicated to the arts found on Foxtel, Austar, and Optus TV . It is one of only two channels still maintained by optus (The other being mtv australia ), but is soon to be foxtel managed.