Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In this book, Jessica H. Clark answers this question by showing what responses to defeat can tell us about the Roman definition of victory. The text traces Roman responses to the Second Punic War, s…
Although a great deal of historical work has been done in the past decade on Roman triumphs, defeats and their place in Roman culture have been relatively neglected. Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In Triumph in Defeat, Jessica H.…
"Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century -- the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain -- this volume presents a rich, interdisciplinary collection of authoritative essays, covering a wide range of thematic, regional and methodo…
Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century - the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain - this volume presents a rich, interdisciplinary collection of authoritative essays, covering a wide range of thematic, regional and methodolog…
"Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century -- the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain -- this volume presents a rich, interdisciplinary collection of authoritative essays, covering a wide range of thematic, regional and methodo…
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