The two eyes of the earth
art and ritual of kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran
- ISBN: 9780520257276
- Fecha de la edición: 2009
- Lugar de la edición: Berkeley. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Colección: The Transformation of the Classical Heritage
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 425
- Idiomas: Inglés
Table of contents: List of 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. sapur 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