The Roman Triumph by Mary Beard

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/127093 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Roman Triumph Author: Mary Beard Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: mp3 Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins Release date: 02-28-23 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 9 ratings Genres: Rome Publisher's Summary: It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his prisoners, as well as the booty he'd captured, from enemy ships and precious statues to plants and animals from the conquered territory. Occasionally there was so much on display that the show lasted two or three days. A radical reexamination of this most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman triumph, but also its darker side.