ISBN:
9004251170
,
9789004251175
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume 63
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
394.2
Keywords:
Triumph
;
Processions History To 1500
;
Rites and ceremonies History To 1500
;
Ritualism History To 1500
;
Processions
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Ritualism
;
Triumph
;
HISTORY ; Military ; Other
;
HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
;
History
;
Military history
;
Mediterranean Region History, Military To 1500
;
Mediterranean Region
;
Electronic books
;
Konferenzschrift 2008
Abstract:
Rituals of triumph : a brief introduction / Jeremy Armstrong and Anthony Spalinger -- Claiming victory : the early Roman triumph / Jeremy Armstrong -- Ramesses III's wars and triumphs at Medinet Habu : between narration, history and identity / Giacomo Cavillier -- Hellenistic parades and Roman triumphs / Andrew Erskine -- Nothing to celebrate? : the lack or disparagement of victory celebrations in the Greek historians / Lisa Irene Hau -- Outcomes of battle : triumphal celebrations in Assyria / Davide Nadali -- Egyptian new kingdom triumphs : a first blush / Anthony Spalinger -- Commemorating victory in classical Greece : why Greek tropaia? / Matthew Trundle
Abstract:
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 practice
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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