Triumph in Defeat: Military Loss and the Roman Republic

by Jessica H. Clark

Although a great deal of historical work has been done in the past decade on Roman triumphs, defeats and their place in Roman culture have been relatively neglected. Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In Triumph in Defeat, Jessica H. Clark answers this question by showing what responses to defeat can tell us about the Roman definition of victory. First opening with a general discussion of defeat and commemoration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199336547
• ISBN13: 9780199336548
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"