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Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 16:52:17 -0500
From: Nicholas Gresens <ngrese01@emerald.tufts.edu>
Subject: the triumph
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Why did the late Roman Republic generals put so much emphasis on the
necessity of recieving a triumph?  Was it merely personal pride, or was
there some more tangible gain behind a triumph?

Thanks for your thoughts,
Nicholas Gresens
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