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The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations Volume 2

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jake NabelSeries:Iran in the Ancient WorldPublish date:2025-04-15Pages:283
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520413061ISBN-10:520413067UPC:9780520413061Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, Middle East, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:Rome, IranSize:8.82 x 5.91 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCRKYZ9QPF
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At the beginning of the common era, the two major imperial powers of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East were Rome and Parthia. In this book, Jake Nabel analyzes Roman-Parthian interstate politics by focusing on a group of princes from the Arsacid family--the ruling dynasty of Parthia--who were sent to live at the Roman court. Although Roman authors called these figures "hostages" and scholars have studied them as such, Nabel draws on Iranian and Armenian sources to argue that the Parthians would have seen them as the emperor's foster-children. These divergent perspectives allowed each empire to perceive itself as superior to the other, since the two sides interpreted the exchange of royal children through conflicting cultural frameworks. Moving beyond the paradigm of great powers in conflict, The Arsacids of Rome advances a new vision of interstate relations with misunderstanding at its center.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520413061ISBN-10:520413067UPC:9780520413061Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Ancient, Middle East, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:Rome, IranSize:8.82 x 5.91 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCRKYZ9QPF
Jake Nabel is the Tombros Early Career Professor of Classical Studies and Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

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