Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire (Paperback)
$42.05 - Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Rome in the East In this lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced volume, Warwick Ball presents a controversial and provocative study of the history, architecture and archaeology of the Eastern provinces of the Roman empire.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 16 January 2001
- Format: Paperback 544 pages
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- Categories: Cultural Studies | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780415243575 ISBN 10: 0415243572
- Sales rank: 181,636
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Full description for Rome in the East
In this lavishly illustrated and arresting study, Warwick Ball presents the story of Rome's overwhelming fascination with the East through a coverage of the historical, architectural and archaeological evidence unparalleled in both breadth and detail. This was a fascination of the new world for the old, and of the mundane for the exotic - a love affair that took literal form in the story of Antony and Cleopatra. From Rome's legendary foundation by Aeneas and the Trojan heroes as the New Troy, through the installation of Arabs as Roman emperors, to the eventual foundation of the new Rome by a latter-day Aeneas at Constantinople, the East took over Rome, - and Rome eventually ditched Europe to the barbarians. Rome in the East overturns the received wisdom about Rome as the bastion of European culture. Newly available in paperback, and illustrated with almost 300 photographs, plans and drawings, its accessible and comprehensive approach makes it an ideal resource for both the academic and general reader.
