Speculum speculativum, or, A considering-glasse [[electronic resource] ] : being an inspection into the present and late sad condition of these nations : with some cautional expressions made thereupon / / by George Wither, immediately after His Majesties restauration, to preserve in himself and others a Christian obedience to God's various dispensations ; hereby also are some glimmerings discovered of what will probably ensue hereafter

• Record Nr.: UNISA996393232603316
• Autore: Wither George <1588-1667.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : [s.n.], written June XIII, MDCLX, and there imprinted the same year [i.e. 1660]
• Descrizione fisica: [12], 146, 149-166 p
• Soggetti: Great Britain History Restoration, 1660-1688 Poetry Early works to 1800
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: In verse.; Text and register are continuous despite pagination.; Tightly bound.; Reproductions of the originals in the British Library ("Thomason Tracts", reel 226), and the Harvard University Library ("Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2183).
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113

Two eyes of the Earth [[electronic resource] ] : art and ritual of kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran / / Matthew P. Canepa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780864503321
• Autore: Canepa Matthew P. <1975->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-55627-4; 9786612556272; 0-520-94457-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 425 p. )
• Collana: The transformation of the classical heritage ; ; 45
• Disciplina: 303.48/237035
• Soggetti: Monarchy - Social aspects - Rome; Monarchy - Social aspects - Iran; Rites and ceremonies - Rome; Rites and ceremonies - Iran; Sassanids - Social life and customs; Rome Social life and customs; Rome Relations Iran; Iran Relations Rome; Rome Kings and rulers; Iran Kings and rulers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Sources and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Art and Ritual of Kingship within and between Rome and Sasanian Iran -- 3. The Lure of the Other and the Limits of the Past -- 4. Šāpūr I, King of Kings of Iran and Non-Iran -- 5. Rome's Troubled Third Century and the Emergence of a New Equilibrium -- 6. Contested Images of Sacral Kingship and New Expressions of Triumph -- 7. Unceasing Embassies -- 8. City as Stage and Art as Statecraft -- 9. The Late Antique Kosmos of Power -- Epilogue. The Legacy of the Two Eyes of the Earth -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.