{"product_id":"altera-roma-claire-l-lyons-9781938770012","title":"Altera Roma: Art and Empire from Merida to Mexico","description":"\u003ci\u003eAltera Roma\u003c\/i\u003e explores the confrontation of two cultures, European and Amerindian, and two empires, Spanish and Aztec. In an age of exploration and conquest, Spanish soldiers, missionaries, and merchants brought an array of cultural preconceptions. Their encounter with Aztec civilization coincided with Europe's rediscovery of classical antiquity, and Tenochtitlan came to be regarded a \"second Rome,\" or \u003cb\u003ealtera Roma\u003c\/b\u003e. Iberia's past as the Roman province of Hispania served to both guide and critique the Spanish overseas mission. The dialogue that emerged between the Old World and the New World shaped a dual heritage into the unique culture of Nueva Espana. In this volume, ten eminent historians and archaeologists examine the analogies between empires widely separated in time and place and consider how monumental art and architecture created \"theater states,\" a strategy that links ancient Rome, Hapsburg Spain, preconquest Mexico, and other imperial regimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire L. Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938770013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938770012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cotsen Institute of Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Claire L. Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587947966719,"sku":"9781938770012","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/altera-roma-claire-l-lyons-9781938770012","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}