The Architecture of the Roman Triumph: Monuments, Memory, and Identity

ISBN-13: 9781107103573 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 310 str.

Maggie L. Popkin

Opis

This book demonstrates how powerfully triumphal monuments shaped Roman experience of military victory and, consequently, of Roman identity.

Spis treści

Introduction. The triumph, memory, and 'being Roman' in the city of Rome; 1. The triumphal route; 2. Building memories: the era of the Punic Wars (264–146 BC); 3. Spectacle and memory: the reign of Trajan, Optimus Princeps (AD 98–117); 4. Monuments and memory distortion: the reign of Septimius Severus (AD 193–211); Conclusion; Appendix. Victory monuments built along the triumphal route during the Punic Wars: topography, dating, and history.