Name: The Two Eyes of the Earth: Art and Ritual of Kingship Between Rome and Sasanian Iran Volume 45
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Author: Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780520257276

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The Two Eyes of the Earth: Art and Ritual of Kingship Between Rome and Sasanian Iran Volume 45

Type

Physical Book

Author

Matthew P. Canepa

Illustrated by

Peter Brown

Publisher

University of California Press

Language

English

Pages

456

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.6 x 16.3 x 4.6 cm

Weight

0.91 kg.

ISBN

0520257278

ISBN13

9780520257276

Synopsis "The Two Eyes of the Earth: Art and Ritual of Kingship Between Rome and Sasanian Iran Volume 45"

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.

Peter Brown

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He is the author and illustrator of many beloved books such as My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not), Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, Children Make Terrible Pets, and The Curious Garden. His books have been New York Times bestsellers and have been awarded the Caldecott Honor (for Creepy Carrots!). As an illustrator, he won the Children’s Choice Book Award. The Wild Robot is his first novel.

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