Staging the World - Spoils, Captives, Representations in Roman Triumphal Procession

Zusatztext This is a thoroughly researched, user-friendly, and well-written book that will doubtless prove the standard reference work on its particular aspect of the Roman triumph for many years to come. Informationen zum Autor Ida Ostenberg is Assistant Professor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg. Klappentext An illustrated study of the Roman triumphal procession which asks the questions: What was displayed? How was it paraded? What was the response? Ida Ostenberg analyses the stories the Roman triumph told about the defeated and the ideas it transmitted about Rome itself. Zusammenfassung An illustrated study of the Roman triumphal procession which asks the questions: What was displayed? How was it paraded? What was the response? Ida Ostenberg analyses the stories the Roman triumph told about the defeated and the ideas it transmitted about Rome itself.

Product details

• Authors: Ida Ostenberg, Ostenberg Ida
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2009
• EAN: 9780199215973
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921597-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture & Representation; Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture & Representation; Oxford Studies in Ancient Cult; Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, PERFORMING ARTS / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Pageants, parades, festivals