This workshop will explore the Roman triumph, focusing mainly on the ways in which it evolved during the Republican period (including Augustus) in response to changing circumstances in Roman society, a society almost constantly engaged in warfare. As is often the case in ancient history, continuity and change and the problematic nature of sources are at the centre of these investigations. The aim is to look at the triumph and its relation to Roman warfare, bringing together various approaches and specialisms. Notwithstanding the current tendency to see Sparta, Rome and Athens as typical rather than exceptional, even when it comes to military matters (Eckstein on Rome, Hodkinson on Sparta and Pritchard on Athens), the triumph remains a specific Roman war ritual, seemingly confirming a Republican culture obsessed with war (what might be described as a militaristic culture).