Triumph in defeat : military loss and the Roman Republic /

Why should we investigate the defeats of a society that almost never lost a war? In this book, Jessica H. Clark answers this question by showing what responses to defeat can tell us about the Roman definition of victory. The text traces Roman responses to the Second Punic War, showing the extent to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Jessica Homan, 1980- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Oxford ; New York : [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • When in Rome : remembering and reevaluating defeat
  • Costs and benefits : winning the Second Punic War
  • Managing defeat : the Senate and the triumph, 201-167
  • Alternative endings : responding to repeated defeat, 156-130
  • Bad politics : defeats, nobility, and new men, 120-102
  • Conclusion
  • note: 1 When in Rome: Remembering and Re-evaluating Defeat
  • 2. Costs and Benefits: Winning the Second Punic War
  • 3. Managing Defeat: The Senate and the Triumph, 201--167 B.C.E.
  • 4. Alternative Endings: Responding to Repeated Defeat, 156--130 B.C.E.
  • 5. Bad Politics: Defeats, Nobility, and New Men, 120--101 B.C.E.