ISBN:
9780520944572
,
0520944577
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xx, 425 p.)
,
ill., maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
The transformation of the classical heritage 45
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Canepa, Matthew P., 1975- Two eyes of the Earth
DDC:
303.48237035
Keywords:
Monarchy Social aspects
;
Rome
;
Monarchy Social aspects
;
Iran
;
Rites and ceremonies Rome
;
Rites and ceremonies Iran
;
Romans Social life and customs
;
Sassanids Social life and customs
;
Monarchy Social aspects
;
Monarchy Social aspects
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Romans Social life and customs
;
Sassanids Social life and customs
;
Kings and rulers
;
Manners and customs
;
Monarchy ; Social aspects
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Romans ; Social life and customs
;
Koningschap
;
Apotheose (godsdienst)
;
Symboliek
;
Uitwisseling
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Globalization
;
HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
;
International relations
;
Rome Relations
;
Iran
;
Iran Relations
;
Rome
;
Rome Kings and rulers
;
Iran Kings and rulers
;
Iran
;
Romeinse rijk
;
Rome Kings and rulers
;
Iran Kings and rulers
;
Rome Relations
;
Iran Relations
;
Iran
;
Rome (Empire)
;
Iran
;
Romeinse rijk
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. This shared ideal, while often generating conflict during the four centuries of the empires' coexistence (224-642), also drove exchange, especially the means and methods Roman and Persian sovereigns used to project their notions of universal rule: elaborate systems of ritual and their cultures' visual, architectural, and urban environments. Matthew Canepa expl
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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