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Warwick Ball - Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire - 9780415717779 - V9780415717779
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Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire

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Description for Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire Paperback. .
This new edition of Rome in the East expands on the seminal work of the first edition, and examines the lasting impact of the near Eastern influence on Rome on our understanding of the development of European culture. Warwick Ball explores modern issues as well as ancient, and overturns conventional ideas about the spread of European culture to the East. This volume includes analysis of Roman archaeological and architectural remains in the East, as well as links to the Roman Empire as far afield as Iran, Central Asia, India, and China. The Near Eastern client kingdoms under Roman rule are ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
594
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415717779
SKU
V9780415717779
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Warwick Ball
Warwick Ball is a Near Eastern archaeologist who has excavated in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya and Ethiopia, and travelled extensively in most other countries in the region in his professional capacity. He has held posts with the British Institute of Afghan Studies in Kabul, the Department of Antiquities of Jordan and the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. The ... Read more

Reviews for Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire
When this book first appeared it proved highly controversial. Now a timely updated second edition has taken into account much of the recent literature. Postcolonial approaches that foreground the viewpoint of the `other' have reset the academic agenda and in many ways the first edition was a precursor of this approach. This second edition has continued the legacy of the ... Read more

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