{"product_id":"entangled-worlds","title":"Entangled Worlds","description":"For  more than a millennium, ancient Persia and the classical Mediterranean were  deeply intertwined-not merely through conflict but also through diplomacy,  trade, and cultural exchange. From the rise of the Achaemenid Empire in the  sixth century BCE to the fall of Rome in 476 CE and the twilight of Sasanian  Persia in 651 CE, political, religious, and artistic exchanges shaped-and  were shaped by-the dynamic interactions between ancient Persia, Greece, and  Rome. These encounters fostered a complex web of cultural connectivity,  challenging the notion of antiquity as a series of isolated civilizations and  revealing its deep, enduring entanglements.    Bringing the  disciplines of classics, Iranian studies, and global history into dialogue,  this volume examines how successive Iranian empires-Achaemenid, Seleucid,  Arsacid (Parthian), and Sasanian-engaged with their western (and occasionally  eastern) neighbors. Essays on diplomacy, religion, art, and intellectual life  offer fresh perspectives on ancient historiography, cross-cultural  mythmaking, material and visual culture, and the political and religious  dynamics of empire. Featuring more than 100 illustrations,  Entangled Worlds is a compelling  resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the shared  legacies of the ancient world.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680078242165,"sku":"9798887120447","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/entangled-worlds","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}