Tragic Imagery of War in Roman Visual Culture

Authors

  • Lindsay Prazak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10490

Abstract

In this paper, the scope of Roman attitudes towards warfare is examined through an analysis of Roman artwork and inscriptions in victory monuments. Due to the integral nature of warfare to Roman society, the portrayal of victorious campaigns was essential to the maintenance of the Roman perception of their own indomitable nature. This paper argues that this inherent reinforcing of Roman attitudes was especially important in the wake of the various civil wars and related disputes of the last century of the Republic, and undertakes this analysis with a special emphasis on the portrayal of the conquered to examine the subtleties of perspective towards Roman warfare.

Author Biography

Lindsay Prazak

Lindsay Prazak is a fourth year Classics honor's student and will graduate in the fall after completing her last three credits this summer on the Kallithea Archaeological Project in Thessaly, Greece. Starting next year, Lindsay has been accepted to the Classical Archaeology program at the University of Alberta. In the past, Lindsay has participated in archaeological projects in Bulgaria, Israel, and Greece, and she intends to continue excavating across the eastern Mediterranean in the years to come.

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Published

2011-06-07

How to Cite

Prazak, L. (2011). Tragic Imagery of War in Roman Visual Culture. Constellations, 2(2), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10490

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Section

Classics