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Author Beard, Mary, 1955-

Title The Roman triumph / Mary Beard
Edition 1st Harvard Univ. Press pbk. ed
Published Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (434 pages) : illustrations
Summary 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
Notes Originally published: 2007
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-417) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Triumph.
Rites and ceremonies -- Rome
Triumph in art.
Triumph in literature.
Rites and ceremonies -- Rome -- Historiography
triumphs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
Rites and ceremonies
Triumph
Triumph in art
Triumph in literature
SUBJECT Rome
Subject Rome (Empire)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780674020597
0674020596