This fascinating book explores the epic clash between two ancient empires in a 250-year conflict which would define the boundaries of the ancient world for more than seven centuries.
In 53 BC, Roman and Parthian forces collided in a confrontation that would reshape the geopolitical map and establish a frontier between East and West that would endure for the next 700 years. From the initial clash at Carrhae through to the battle of Nisibis more than 250 years later, Roman and Parthian forces fought a series of bloody campaigns for mastery of the Fertile Crescent. As Roman forces thrust ever deeper into the East, they encountered a civilization unlike any they had crossed swords with before. Originating in the steppes of Central Asia, the Parthians ruled a federated state stretching from the Euphrates to the Indus. Although Rome's legions were masters of the battlefield in the Mediterranean, the Parthians refused to fight by the rules as Rome understood them. Harnessing the power of the composite bow and their superior maneuverability, the Parthians' mode of warfare focused exclusively on the horse. They inflicted a bloody defeat on the legions at Carrhae and launched their own invasion of Roman territory, countered only with great difficulty by Rome's surviving forces. The Parthians were eventually thrown out, but neither side could sustain a permanent ascendancy over the other and the conflict continued. Packed with stunning artwork, including battlescenes, maps, and photographs, this title examines the conflict through the lens of three key battles, revealing a clash between two armies alien to each other not only in culture but also in their radical approaches to warfare.
Автор: Thonemann Название: The Hellenistic World ISBN: 1107451752 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107451759 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides undergraduate and graduate students with an up-to-date introduction to the coinages of the Hellenistic world (323-31 BC). Written in an accessible style, and illustrated with over 250 photographs, it will be suitable as a textbook for university courses in Greek and Roman history and archaeology.
Описание: Unique in its interdisciplinary approach and focus on the Hellenistic period, this collection digs into the questions that others don`t think to ask, and comes up with (sometimes surprising) answers.
Автор: Ted Kaizer Название: A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East ISBN: 1444339826 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781444339826 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 27712.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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Discover a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary handbook exploring several sub-regions and key themes perfect for a new generation of students
A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East delivers the first complete handbook in the area of Hellenistic and Roman Near Eastern history. The book is divided into sections dealing with interdisciplinary source material, each with a great deal of regional variety and engaging with several key themes. It integrates discussions of the classical Near East with the typical undergraduate teaching syllabus in the Anglo-Saxon world.
All contributors in this edited volume are leading scholars in their field, with a combination of established researchers and academics and emerging voices. Contributors come from a variety of academic traditions and hail from countries as diverse as the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, and more. They work in various disciplines, like Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Oriental Studies.
In addition to furthering the integration of the Levantine lands in the classical periods into the teaching canon, the book offers readers:
Extensive regional and sub-regional variety in the cross-disciplinary source material
A way to compensate for the recent destruction of monuments in the region and the new generation of researchers' inability to examine these historical stages in person
The first comprehensively structured Companion and edited handbook on the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
A way to integrate the study of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East with traditional undergraduate teaching syllabi in the Anglo-Saxon world
Perfect for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD history students studying the Roman Near East, A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East will also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students and serious scholars working in a field within Near Eastern studies, as well as interested members of the public with a passion for history.
Описание: A still-present cultural and linguistic group, the Persians are the founders of today`s modern-day nation of Iran. They trace their roots back to the Aryans of Northern Europe, but over the course of time, they managed to assert a distinct identity that led to the formation of some of the world`s most powerful empires.
Описание: Few nations were able to not only parry but also defeat the mighty Roman Empire, rivaling it in almost all segments. One of those was the Parthian empire, cultural and traditional successor of the more famous Achaemenid Persian empire that was brought down by the Alexander the Great.
Описание: Sasanian Persia was one of the great powers of late antiquity and the most significant power in the Near East, alongside the Roman Empire. This book reassesses Sasanian political ideology and its sources in the ideologies of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Babylonian scholarship and Hellenistic Greek thought.
Описание: Emphasizing the need for urgency, this work assesses the challenges and provides concrete policy recommendations that can be taken by Africa`s leaders and citizens in the key areas to reset their economic trajectory, achieve their desired convergence, and meet the aspirations of their people. The point of departure of this manuscript is where Africa can be 40 years from now.
Описание: In the chaotic decades after the death of Alexander the Great, the world of the Greek city-state became deeply embroiled in the political struggles and unremitting violence of his successors' contest for supremacy. As these presumptive rulers turned to the practical reality of administering the disparate territories under their control, they increasingly developed new cities by merging smaller settlements into large urban agglomerations. This practice of synoikism gave rise to many of the most important cities of the age, initiated major shifts in patterns of settlement, and consolidated numerous previously independent polities. The result was the increasing transformation of the fragmented world of the small Greek polis into an urbanized network of cities. Drawing on a wide array of archaeological, epigraphic, and textual evidence, City and Empire in the Age of the Successors reinterprets the role of urbanization in the creation of the Hellenistic kingdoms and argues for the agency of local actors in the formation of these new imperial cities.
Описание: Unique in its interdisciplinary approach and focus on the Hellenistic period, this collection digs into the questions that others don`t think to ask, and comes up with (sometimes surprising) answers.
Описание: " In short, this is a reference work of the best kind. For the beginner, it is indispensable. And for those who already know something about its subject matter, the book is in many ways useful, informative, and interesting. We all owe a debt to the author] for undertaking this significant project, and for completing it so well." -- Michael Peachin, Classical World " . . . provides invaluable road maps for non-epigraphers faced with passages of inscribed Greek." -- Graham Shipley, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Greek inscriptions form a valuable resource for the study of all aspects of the Greco-Roman world. They are primary witnesses to society's laws and institutions, religious habits, and language. This volume provides students with the tools to take advantage of the historical value of these treasures. It examines letter forms, ancient names, and ancient calendars, knowledge of which is essential in reading inscriptions of all kinds. B. H. McLean discusses the classification of inscriptions into their various categories and analyzes particular types of inscriptions, including decrees, honorary inscriptions, dedications, funerary inscriptions, and manumissions. Finally, McLean includes special topics that bear upon the interpretation of specific features of inscriptions, such as Greek and Roman administrative titles and functions.
Описание: The first complete study of royal courts in the post-Achaemenid Near East
Rolf Strootman brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. During the Hellenistic Period (c. 330-30 BCE), Alexander the Great and his successors reshaped their Persian and Greco-Macedonian legacies to create a new kind of rulership that was neither 'western' nor 'eastern' and would profoundly influence the later development of court culture and monarchy in both the Roman West and Iranian East.
Drawing on the socio-political models of Norbert Elias and Charles Tilly, After the Achaemenids shows how the Hellenistic dynastic courts were instrumental in the integration of local elites in the empires, and the (re)distribution of power, wealth, and status. It analyses the competition among courtiers for royal favour and the, not always successful, attempts of the Hellenistic rulers to use these struggles to their own advantage.
Key features
Demonstrates the interrelationships of the three competing 'Hellenistic' empires of the Seleukids, Antigonids and Ptolemies
Casts new light on the phenomenon of Hellenistic Kingship by approaching it from the angle of the court
Covers topics such as palace architecture, royal women, court ceremonial, and coronation ritual
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