The Two Eyes of the Earth

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The Two Eyes of the Earth

Art and Ritual of Kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran

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Matthew P. Canepa

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Hardback

Series:

Transformation of the Classical Heritage

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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 explores the artistic, ritual, and ideological interactions between Rome and the Iranian world under the Sasanian dynasty, the last great Persian dynasty before Islam. He analyzes how these two hostile systems of sacred universal sovereignty not only coexisted, but fostered cross-cultural exchange and communication despite their undying rivalry. Bridging the traditional divide between classical and Iranian history, this book brings to life the dazzling courts of two global powers that deeply affected the cultures of medieval Europe, Byzantium, Islam, South Asia, and China.

Author Biography:

Matthew P. Canepa is Assistant Professor of Art History at the College of Charleston where he is a faculty member in the interdisciplinary programs in Archaeology and Asian Studies.

Release date Australia

February 2nd, 2010

Author

Matthew P. Canepa

Audience

Professional & Vocational

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Series edited by Peter Brown

Illustrations

45 black-and-white photographs and 5 maps

Pages

456

Series

Transformation of the Classical Heritage

Dimensions

152x229x46

ISBN-13

9780520257276

Product ID

3615886

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