They asked just what exactly went on there. Now Mary Beard has turned her attention to the most celebrated ritual in Roman life: the Triumph granted to a victorious general. It’s not only celebrated, ...
Pp. iv, 434. Illus., map, notes, biblio., index. $29.95. ISBN:978-0-674-02613-1 Mary Beard, perhaps the most noted British classicist today, opens The Roman Triumph by pointing out that we actually ...