Images and Monuments of Near Eastern Dynasts, 100 BC--AD 100 Hardback
by Andreas J. M. (Lecturer in Classical Art, the Department of Classics, University of Nottingha Kropp
Part of the Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation series
Hardback
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This book is an archaeological and art-historical study of the images and monuments of Roman 'client' kings in the Near East from the Taurus to Edom (modern South East Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan) in the important transitional period between the downfall of the Seleucid empire and Rome's establishment of provincial administration across the entire region.
In this volume, Kropp treats royal portraits, tombs, palaces, coins, and temples as historical documents and aims at uncovering royal identities and ideological aspirations.
In particular, he focuses on the six major players: the Kommagenian, Emesan, Ituraean, Nabataean, Hasmonaean, and Herodian dynasties.
The images and monuments discussed show an endless variety of eclectic styles, shapes, and types - a result of individual, deliberate choices from an array of cultural and artistic options, such as Hellenistic, Roman, and Persian.
The study of their origins and importance therefore places monuments, like the Khazneh at Petra or the Temple at Jerusalem, in their proper context and allows a more nuanced understanding of their creation as expressions and constructions of royal personas.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:520 pages, 142 in-text black and white illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/06/2013
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- ISBN:9780199670727
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:520 pages, 142 in-text black and white illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/06/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199670727
