Beard, Mary, 1955-

The Roman triumph / Mary Beard - 434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [394]-417) and index.

Prologue: the question of triumph --
Pompey's finest hour? --
The impact of the triumph --
Constructions and reconstructions --
Captives on parade --
The art of representation --
Playing by the rules --
Playing God --
The boundaries of the ritual --
The triumph of history --
Epilogue: Rome, May 2006.

Describes every major military campaign and victory in ancient Rome, explaining what the Roman triumph really looked like and what it symbolized.




9780674032187 9780674026131

2007002575


Triumph.
Rites and ceremonies--Rome.
Processions--Rome.
Triumph in art.
Triumph in literature.
Rites and ceremonies--Historiography.--Rome


Rome--Military antiquities.

DG89 / .B43 2007

394.50937