Rituals of triumph in the Mediterranean world / editors, Anthony Spalinger, Jeremy Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spalinger, Anthony John.

Armstrong, Jeremy.

Series:

Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 63.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Triumph.

Ritual--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500.

Ritual.

Rites and ceremonies--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500.

Rites and ceremonies.

Processions--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500.

Processions.

Mediterranean Region--History, Military--To 1500.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25117-0

OCLC:

849248183

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004251175 DOI