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2023
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Sasanian Archaeology: Settlements, Environment and Material Culture
The Sasanian empire was one of the great powers of Late Antiquity, and for four centuries ruled the vast region stretching from Syria and the Caucasus to Central Asia. Classical, Armenian, Jewish and Arab written sources throw light on its history, and studies of its rock reliefs, stuccoes, silver, silks,...Simpson, St John
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1995
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Westminster Kings and the Medieval Palace of Westminster
This occasional paper records the exhibition of the same name held at the British Museum from November 1995 to January 1996. The publication concentrates on the three best-known buildings of the palace: the Painted Chamber, St. Stephen's Chapel and the Great Hall.Cherry, John ; Stratford, Neil
architecture, archaeology, British history, and Palace of Westminster
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2013
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Hadrian: Art, Politics and Economy
This publication is based on papers presented at an academic conference that followed the British Museum’s exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict. It offers new research by sixteen international experts on one of the most important Roman emperors. Their essays cover a wide range of aspects of Hadrian’s reign, which continues...Opper, Thorsten