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The two eyes of the Earth : art and ritual kingship between Rome and Sasanian Iran / Matthew P. Canepa

This study examines the shared ideal of sacred kingship in the late Roman and Sasanian Persian empires. It analyses how ritual, art, and architecture facilitated cross-cultural exchange between these rival powers from 224 to 642.

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