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1 online resource (xx, 425 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The transformation of the classical heritage ; 45
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 45.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Rome -- Relations -- Iran.
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Rome (Empire) |
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Relations. |
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Iran. |
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Iran -- Relations -- Rome.
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Rome -- Kings and rulers.
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Kings and rulers. |
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Iran -- Kings and rulers.
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Monarchy -- Social aspects -- Rome.
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Monarchy -- Social aspects -- Iran.
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Monarchy -- Social aspects. |
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Monarchy. |
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Rites and ceremonies -- Rome.
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Rites and ceremonies -- Iran.
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Rites and ceremonies. |
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Romans -- Social life and customs.
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Romans -- Social life and customs. |
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Romans. |
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Sassanids -- Social life and customs.
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Sassanids. |
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Manners and customs. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Canepa, Matthew P., 1975- Two eyes of the Earth. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009 9780520257276 (DLC) 2009003350 (OCoLC)301798235 |
ISBN |
9780520944572 (electronic book) |
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0520944577 (electronic book) |
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0520257278 |
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9780520257276 |
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1282556274 |
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9781282556270 |
Standard No. |
9786612556272 |
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