The Roman triumph

by Beard, Mary

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Title Statements

Full title :The Roman triumph / Mary Beard.

Summary

"It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his most glamorous prisoners, as well as the booty he'd captured, from enemy ships and precious statues to plants and animals from the conquered territory. Occasionally there was so much on display that the show lasted two or three days. A radical reexamination of this most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman triumph, but also its darker side. What did it mean when the axle broke under Julius Caesar's chariot? Or when Pompey's elephants got stuck trying to squeeze through an arch? Or when exotic or pathetic prisoners stole the general's show? And what are the implications of the Roman triumph, as a celebration of imperialism and military might, for questions about military power and 'victory' in our own day? The triumph, Mary Beard contends, prompted the Romans to question as well as celebrate military glory."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2007

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2007

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (434 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780674020597, 0674020596, 0674026136, 9780674026131
DOI:10.4159/9780674020597
oclc:ocn647823689
LC Classification:DG89
Dewey Decimal:394/.50937

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.

Subjects

Antiquities Culturele aspecten Défilés -- Rome HISTORY -- Ancient -- Rome Processions Processions -- Rome Rites and ceremonies Rites and ceremonies -- Historiography.… Rites and ceremonies -- Rome Rites et cérémonies -- Historiographie.… Rites et cérémonies -- Rome Rome Rome -- Antiquités militaires Rome -- Military antiquities Rome (Empire) Romeinse oudheid Römisches Reich SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & amp Triomftochten