{"product_id":"the-arsacids-of-rome-jake-nabel-9780520413061","title":"The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the beginning of the common era, the two major imperial powers of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East were Rome and Parthia. In this book, Jake Nabel analyzes Roman-Parthian interstate politics by focusing on a group of princes from the Arsacid family--the ruling dynasty of Parthia--who were sent to live at the Roman court. Although Roman authors called these figures \"hostages\" and scholars have studied them as such, Nabel draws on Iranian and Armenian sources to argue that the Parthians would have seen them as the emperor's foster children. These divergent perspectives allowed each empire to perceive itself as superior to the other, since the two sides interpreted the exchange of royal children through conflicting cultural frameworks. Moving beyond the paradigm of great powers in conflict, \u003ci\u003eThe Arsacids of Rome \u003c\/i\u003eadvances a new vision of interstate relations with misunderstanding at its center. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Nabel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520413067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520413061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jake Nabel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372696457471,"sku":"9780520413061","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e112a29f-a9e2-4614-b92f-aca674d2cd2c.jpg?v=1732726690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-arsacids-of-rome-jake-nabel-9780520413061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}