ISBN:
9780674020597
,
0674020596
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (434 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
1st Harvard Univ. Press pbk. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Beard, Mary, 1955- Roman triumph
DDC:
394.50937
Keywords:
Rites and ceremonies Rome
;
Rites and ceremonies Historiography
;
Rome
;
Triumph
;
Triumph in art
;
Triumph in literature
;
Rites and ceremonies Historiography
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Triumph in art
;
Triumph in literature
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Customs & Traditions
;
Triumph
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Rome
;
Rome (Empire)
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The most lavish of Roman rituals was the triumphus, a grandiose procession honoring a general for a glorious victory. In this book, classicist Beard uses--and debunks--modern conceptions of this celebration in order to explore not only what we know and don't know about ancient times, but how we know
Note:
Originally published: 2007. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [394]-417) and index. - Description based on print version record
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