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Rome in the East

Categorie	Klassieke Oudheid
Boeknummer	#391235-XP5
Titel	Rome in the East
Auteur	Ball, Warwick
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Routledge
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0415243572
ISBN13	9780415243575
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous illustrations (including photographs) in b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	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 Europea... (Lees verder)n 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.
Pagina's	523
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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