
The King and the River. Examples of plural uses of space.
N° d'inventaire | 24073 |
Format | 16 x 24 |
Détails | 334 pages, paperback. |
Publication | Paris, 2021 |
Etat | Nine |
ISBN | 9782916142241 |
Conference of the Rivers and Territories group organized within the framework of the Laboratory of Excellence Territorial and Spatial Dynamics (LabEx DynamiTe ANR-11-LABX-0046), held in Nanterre on December 16 and 17, 2015.
This book explores the unique and multiple links that united, in the ancient world, the royal person and the river(s). More than a simple physical territorial demarcation, the river could mark a political, military, religious or even symbolic border that kings frequently sought to control or cross. The course of rivers also offered an exceptional stage for the ostentatious display of power and many sovereigns used this natural theater in the construction of their image. As major communication axes, rivers played a structuring role in the organization of territories and, as such, also occupied a preponderant place in royal policies. Indispensable for the supply of royal construction sites and capitals, sovereigns often intervened personally in the development, development and management of these spaces, as well as in the commercial and economic operations closely associated with them.
Through the intersecting perspectives of seventeen specialists from various backgrounds (Syro-Mesopotamian domain, Egypt, Roman world, Central Asia, India, China), these different themes are addressed in this volume using textual, iconographic and archaeological sources dated between the 3rd millennium BC and the 7th century AD.
Conference of the Rivers and Territories group organized within the framework of the Laboratory of Excellence Territorial and Spatial Dynamics (LabEx DynamiTe ANR-11-LABX-0046), held in Nanterre on December 16 and 17, 2015.
This book explores the unique and multiple links that united, in the ancient world, the royal person and the river(s). More than a simple physical territorial demarcation, the river could mark a political, military, religious or even symbolic border that kings frequently sought to control or cross. The course of rivers also offered an exceptional stage for the ostentatious display of power and many sovereigns used this natural theater in the construction of their image. As major communication axes, rivers played a structuring role in the organization of territories and, as such, also occupied a preponderant place in royal policies. Indispensable for the supply of royal construction sites and capitals, sovereigns often intervened personally in the development, development and management of these spaces, as well as in the commercial and economic operations closely associated with them.
Through the intersecting perspectives of seventeen specialists from various backgrounds (Syro-Mesopotamian domain, Egypt, Roman world, Central Asia, India, China), these different themes are addressed in this volume using textual, iconographic and archaeological sources dated between the 3rd millennium BC and the 7th century AD.