05464nam 2201237Ia 450 99624823320331620240506005358.01-282-55627-497866125562720-520-94457-710.1525/9780520944572(CKB)2520000000006954(EBL)488115(OCoLC)613205924(SSID)ssj0000430182(PQKBManifestationID)11280495(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430182(PQKBWorkID)10452361(PQKB)10236791(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056085(MdBmJHUP)muse30572(DE-B1597)521081(OCoLC)1110711463(DE-B1597)9780520944572(Au-PeEL)EBL488115(CaPaEBR)ebr10367587(CaONFJC)MIL255627(MiAaPQ)EBC488115(dli)HEB07949(MiU)MIU01000000000000009613195(EXLCZ)99252000000000695420090127d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTwo eyes of the Earth art and ritual of kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran /Matthew P. Canepa1st ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20091 online resource (xx, 425 p. )The transformation of the classical heritage ;45Description based upon print version of record.0-520-29483-1 0-520-25727-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- PlatesThis 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.Transformation of the classical heritage ;45.MonarchySocial aspectsRomeMonarchySocial aspectsIranRites and ceremoniesRomeRites and ceremoniesIranSassanidsSocial life and customsRomeSocial life and customsRomeRelationsIranIranRelationsRomeRomeKings and rulersIranKings and rulersancient history.ancient rome.ancient societies.ancient world.art.byzantium.china.classical heritage.classical history.court life.engaging.europe.global politics.global powers.historical.iranian history.islam.kingship.medieval europe.medieval society.medieval times.near east.nonfiction study.persian empire.pivotal period.political history.roman empire.rome.royal intrigue.royalty.sacred kingship.sasanian iran.south asia.MonarchySocial aspectsMonarchySocial aspectsRites and ceremoniesRites and ceremoniesSassanidsSocial life and customs.303.48/237035Canepa Matthew P.1975-1011872MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996248233203316Two eyes of the Earth2346290UNISA