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Rome in the East

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In this lavishly illustrated and arresting study Warwick Ball presents the story of Rome's overwhelming fascination with the East through a 
coverage of the historical, architectural and archaeological evidence unparalleled in both breadth and detail. 
This 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 Rome's legendary foundaton by Aeneas and the Trojan heroes as the New Troy, through the installation of 
Arabs as Roman emperors, to the eventual foundation of thenew Rome by a latter-day Aeneas at Constantinople, the East took over Rome, - 
and Rome eventually ditched Europe to the Barbarians. Rome 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.