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
Summary
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
