Triumph in defeat : military loss in the Roman Republic /

Although a great deal of historical work has been done in the past decade on Roman triumphs, defeats and their place in Roman culture have been relatively neglected. Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In Triumph in Defeat, Jessica H. Clark answers this q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clark, Jessica Homan, 1980-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Temas:
265-30 B.C
War and civilization > Rome.
Defeat (Psychology)
War and civilization.
Guerre et civilisation.
Défaite (Psychologie)
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
War and civilization
Rome > History > Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome > History, Military > 265-30 B.C.
Rome > Histoire > 265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome > Histoire militaire > 265-30 av. J.-C.
Rome (Empire)
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • When in Rome : remembering and reevaluating defeat
  • Costs and benefits : winning the Second Punic War
  • Managing defeat : the Senate and the triumph, 201-167
  • Alternative endings : responding to repeated defeat, 156-130
  • Bad politics : defeats, nobility, and new men, 120-102
  • Conclusion.

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