The Roman triumph / Mary Beard

By: Beard, Mary, 1955- [author]
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2007Description: 434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674032187; 9780674026131Subject(s): Triumph | Rites and ceremonies -- Rome | Processions -- Rome | Triumph in art | Triumph in literature | Rites and ceremonies -- Rome -- Historiography | Rome -- Military antiquitiesDDC classification: 394.50937 LOC classification: DG89 | .B43 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Book review (H-Net)
Contents:
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.
Summary: Describes every major military campaign and victory in ancient Rome, explaining what the Roman triumph really looked like and what it symbolized.
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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.

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