Triumph in defeat : military loss and the Roman Republic /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clark, Jessica Homan, 1980- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	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. War and civilization Rome (Empire) 265-30 B.C Electronic books. History Military history
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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.