The Roman triumph /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
Belknap,
2009.
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Edición: | 1st Harvard Univ. Press pbk. ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Notas: | Originally published: 2007. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (434 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-417) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780674020597 0674020596 |