TY  - BOOK
AU  - Canepa,Matthew P.
TI  - The two eyes of the Earth: art and ritual of kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran 
T2  - Transformation of the classical heritage
SN  - 9780520257276 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - DG215.I7 C36 2009
U1  - 303.48/237035 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Sassaniden.
KW  - Monarchy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Rome
KW  - Iran
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Romans
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Sassanids
KW  - Relations
KW  - Kings and rulers
N1  - Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Chicago, 2004; Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-400) and index; Introduction -- The art and ritual of kingship within and between Rome and Sasanian Iran -- The lure of the other and the limits of the past -- Sapur I, king of kings of Iran and non-Iran -- Rome's troubled third century and the emergence of a new equilibrium -- Contested images of sacral kingship and new expressions of triumph -- Unceasing embassies -- City as stage and art as statecraft -- The late antique Kosmos of power -- Epilogue: the legacy of the two eyes of the earth
N2  - "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. 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."--Back cover
ER  -