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This pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it investigates the shared ideal of sacred kingship that emerged in the late Roman and Persian empires. This shared ideal, while often generating conflict during the four centuries of the empires' coexistence (224-642), also drove exchange, especially the means and methods Roman and Persian sovereigns used to project their notions of universal rule: elaborate systems of ritual and their cultures' visual, architectural, and urban environments. Matthew Canepa expl

Monarchy --- Rites and ceremonies --- Romans --- Sassanids --- Monarchie --- Rites et cérémonies --- Romains --- Sassanides --- Social aspects --- Social life and customs. --- Social life and customs --- Aspect social --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Rome --- Iran --- Relations --- Kings and rulers. --- Rois et souverains --- Iran --Kings and rulers. --- Iran --Relations --Rome. --- Monarchy --Social aspects --Iran. --- Monarchy --Social aspects --Rome. --- Rites and ceremonies --Iran. --- Rites and ceremonies --Rome. --- Romans --Social life and customs. --- Rome --Kings and rulers. --- Rome --Relations --Iran. --- Sassanids --Social life and customs. --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- History & Archaeology --- Italy --- Rites et cérémonies --- Sasanians --- Sassanians --- Ethnology --- Italic peoples --- Latini (Italic people) --- Ceremonies --- Cult --- Cultus --- Ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies --- Religious ceremonies --- Religious rites --- Rites of passage --- Traditions --- Ritualism --- Manners and customs --- Mysteries, Religious --- Ritual --- Kingdom (Monarchy) --- Executive power --- Political science --- Royalists --- Rim --- Roman Empire --- Roman Republic (510-30 B.C.) --- Romi (Empire) --- Byzantine Empire --- Rome (Italy) --- República Islâmica do Irã --- Irã --- Persia --- Northern Tier --- Islamic Republic of Iran --- Jumhūrī-i Islāmī-i Īrān --- I-lang --- Paras-Iran --- Paras --- Persia-Iran --- I.R.A. --- Islamische Republik Iran --- Islamskai︠a︡ Respublika Iran --- I.R.I. --- IRI --- ايران --- جمهورى اسلامى ايران --- Êran --- Komarî Îslamî Êran