Persianism in antiquity

The aim of this conference is to trace the origins of the concept of "Persia" in post-Achaemenid antiquity. It was in the Hellenistic and early Roman Near East that the idea of Persia fully developed. From the second century BCE, a varied cultural style developed that can best be described...

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Corporate Author: Franz Steiner Verlag (Verlag)
Other Authors: Strootman, Rolf (Editor, HerausgeberIn)
Versluys, Miguel John (Editor, HerausgeberIn)
Document Type: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
German
Published: Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag , [2017]
Series:Oriens et occidens Band 25
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Author Notes:edited by Rolf Strootman and Miguel John Versuys
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Summary:The aim of this conference is to trace the origins of the concept of "Persia" in post-Achaemenid antiquity. It was in the Hellenistic and early Roman Near East that the idea of Persia fully developed. From the second century BCE, a varied cultural style developed that can best be described as "Persianism" -- the appropriation of an idealized past through the re-use or invention of imagery and concepts associated with that past
Item Description:"Many of the papers in this book originate from the two-day colloquium 'Persianism in Antiquity, held at the Netherlands Institute (NIT) in Turkey, Istanbul, on 24-25 April 2014." - (Acknowledgments)
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"Many of the papers in this book originate from the two-day colloquium 'Persianism in Antiquity', held at the Netherlands Institute (NIT) in Turkey, Istanbul, on 24-25 April 2014." (Acknowledgments)
Physical Description:557 Seiten lllustrationen 24 cm x 17 cm
ISBN:9783515113823