{"product_id":"rome-in-the-east-the-transformation-of-an-empire-9780415243575","title":"Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ball, Warwick. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415243575.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this lavishly illustrated and arresting study, Warwick Ball presents the story of Romes overwhelming fascination with the East through a coverage of the historical, architectural and archaeological evidence unparalleled in both breadth and detail.\nThis was a fascination of the new world for the old, and of the mundane for the exotic - a love affair that took literal form in the story of Antony and Cleopatra. From Romes legendary foundation by Aeneas and the Trojan heroes as the New Troy, through the installation of Arabs as Roman emperors, to the eventual foundation of the new Rome by a latter-day Aeneas at Constantinople, the East took over Rome, - and Rome eventually ditched Europe to the barbarians.\nRome in the East overturns the received wisdom about Rome as the bastion of European culture. Newly available in paperback, and illustrated with almost 300 photographs, plans and drawings, its accessible and comprehensive approach makes it an ideal resource for both the academic and general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787723173941,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415243572","price":224.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0415243572_2ddf8534-b2ad-4548-a12c-72c929d4dfdc.jpg?v=1781395544","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rome-in-the-east-the-transformation-of-an-empire-9780415243575","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}