Societies, both ancient and modern, have frequntly celebrated and proclaimed their military victories through overt public demonstrations. In the ancient workd, however, the most famous examples of this come from a single culture and period- Rome in the final years of the Roman …
This volume presents a series of cultural reactions to successful military public proclamations by various peoples of the ancient Mediterranean world, illustrating points of similarity and diversity, and demonstrating the complex and multifaceted nature of this trans-cultural pr…
This book examines the way in which the concept of victory has been treated in just-war thinking, the predominant discourse in the western world for thinking about the rights and wrongs of war.
This book examines the way in which the concept of victory has been treated in just-war thinking, the predominant discourse in the western world for thinking about the rights and wrongs of war.
Enhver sejr blev i romerriget efterfulgt af et stort triumftog til Jupitertemplet på Capitolhøjen. Forfatteren gennemgår disse ceremonier og ser på både storheden og de mørkere sider af triumfen