Representations of war in ancient Rome

Abstract

Introduction Katherine E. Welch 1. The transformation of victory into power: from event to structure Tonio Holscher 2. Siege narrative in Livy: representation and reality Jonathan P. Roth 3. Roman aesthetics and the spoils of Syracuse Myles McDonnell 4. Domi Militiaeque: Roman domestic aesthetics and war booty in the Republic Katherine E. Welch 5. The origins of the Roman Scaenae Frons and the architecture of triumphal games in the second century B.C. Laura S. Klar 6. The bringer of victory: imagery and institutions at the advent of empire Michael Koortbojian 7. Conquest and desire: Roman Victoria in public and provincial sculpture Rachel Kousser 8. Women on the columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius and the visual language of Roman victory Sheila Dillon 9. Battle imagery and politics on the Severan arch in the Roman Forum Susann Lusnia 10. Readings in the narrative literature of Roman courage William V. Harris.