Triumph in defeat military loss and the Roman Republic Clark, Jessica Homan 1980- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History Military history nyu 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xviii, 240 pages) : maps This book examines the implications of Rome's many military defeats during the Roman Republic. Tracing responses to defeat from the Second Punic War through the second century B.C.E., it reconsiders the triumphalist narratives that have sometimes dominated studies of the culture of politics and commemoration at Rome. It argues that Roman experiences in the Second Punic War led to the articulation of a particularly fraught relationship to defeat, which informed strategic priorities and commemorative activities in the aftermath of that war. A range of mechanisms developed to control the reception of military activities at Rome, and as long as the Roman Senate maintained its construction of consensus, defeats could be plotted within the larger narratives of victory created through its decisions on triumphs and diplomacy. Thus this book proposes that, while Rome did sometimes win its wars through unequivocal battlefield success, at other points senatorial decisions ended wars, redefining the terms and timelines of victory. Alternate interpretations of Rome's military record could call into question the validity of the Senate's verdicts, however, and thus also challenge the authority that underlay those verdicts. Ultimately, Rome's approach to defeat was rendered unsustainable by the recurring wars fought by succeeding generations, the advancement of multiple narratives on particular conflicts, and the mismanagement of the public apprehension of the costs and consequences of Rome's overseas involvements. 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. specialized Jessica H. Clark. Includes bibliographical references and index. e------ aw----- ff----- War and civilization Rome Defeat (Psychology) Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C Rome History, Military 265-30 B.C War and civilization Guerre et civilisation Défaite (Psychologie) Rome Histoire 265-30 av. J.-C. (République) Rome Histoire militaire 265-30 av. J.-C Defeat (Psychology) War and civilization Rome (Empire) 265-30 B.C fast DG254.2 .C58 2014 937.02 9780199376919 0199376913 9780199336555 0199336555 9780199336548 0199336547 2013036267 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/11975 CAUOI 140403 20260318193322.0 in00005710921 eng