The architecture of the Roman triumph : monuments, memory, and identity / Maggie L. Popkin.

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"This book offers the first critical study of the architecture of the Roman triumph, ancient Rome's most important victory ritual. Through case studies ranging from the republican to imperial periods, it demonstrates how powerfully monuments shaped how Romans performed, experienced, and remembered t...

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Main Author:	Popkin, Maggie L., 1981- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Architecture and society > Rome. Architecture, Roman. Monuments > Rome. Triumph. Processions > Rome. Group identity > Rome. Collective memory > Rome. Antiquities. Architecture and society. Collective memory. Group identity. Monuments. Processions. Rome > Military antiquities. Rome (Empire)
Physical Description:	xiii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format:	Book

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Machine generated contents note: 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.