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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465440503321

Titolo

Rituals of triumph in the Mediterranean world [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthony Spalinger and Jeremy Armstrong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

90-04-25117-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Collana

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, , 1566-2055 ; ; volume 63

Altri autori (Persone)

SpalingerAnthony John

ArmstrongJeremy

Disciplina

394.2

Soggetti

Triumph

Ritual - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500

Rites and ceremonies - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500

Processions - Mediterranean Region - History - To 1500

Electronic books.

Mediterranean Region History, Military To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 Roman Empire - while those from other cultures - such as Egypt, Greece, Neo-Assyria, and indeed other periods of



Roman history – are generally unexplored. The aim of this volume is to present a more complete study of this phenomenon and offer a series of cultural reactions to successful military actions by various peoples of the ancient Mediterranean world, illustrating points of similarity and diversity, and demonstrating the complex and multifaceted nature of this trans-cultural practice. \'The book nevertheless represents a valuable collection of papers on a not so widely researched topic and is clearly a stepping stone for further research as indeed the editors intended it to be.\' Uros Matic, Universitaet Muenster