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The Roman triumph
By Beard, Mary Ritter
- ISBN
- 978-0-67402-613-1
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
Beard (classics, Univ. of Cambridge, UK) examines classical literary and pictorial evidence to determine what can be known about the Roman ritual that honored victorious generals, which was celebrated more than 300 times over a period of 1000 years. Despite the popular idea of the triumph presented by artists and historians-laureled victor in chariot, prisoners in chains, booty on display, soldiers singing bawdy songs-Beard sees evidence o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
