Rituals of triumph in the Mediterranean world /

Rituals of triumph in the Mediterranean world /

Societies, both ancient and modern, have frequently celebrated and proclaimed their military victories through overt public demonstrations. In the ancient world, however, the most famous examples of this come from a single culture and period - Rome in the final years of the Roman Republic and early...

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Other Authors: Spalinger, Anthony John., Armstrong, Jeremy.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 63.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.

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Triumph.
Ritualism > History > To 1500.
Rites and ceremonies > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500.
Processions > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500.
HISTORY / Ancient / General
HISTORY / Military / Other
Mediterranean Region > History, Military > To 1500.

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Call Number: DE84 .R57 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 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
  • Bibliography
  • Index.