IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 625: Empires without Borders: Collaboration and Rivalry between the Roman and Sasanian Empires, II - Exploring Political-Cultural Interaction through Identity and Exchange
Tuesday 5 July 2022, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Cardiff Centre for Late Antique Religion & Culture, Cardiff University |
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| Organisers: | Domiziana Rossi, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna Sean Strong, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Domiziana Rossi, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna |
| Paper 625-a | Crown and Uṙ: The Wedding Ceremony in 5th-Century Armenia (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Other, Law, Lay Piety |
| Paper 625-b | Dayeaks: Fostering in Early Medieval Armenia, 5th-7th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Other, Local History, Social History |
| Abstract | Besides warfare, great empires, such as the Roman and the Sasanian, are characterised by the political symbology given to cultural features. Those different and peculiar features belong to specific cultural identities. The consequent sense of belonging is powerful and faceted. This is especially true in border regions, influenced by both empires. The dressing fashion, weddings, and fostering families can be read under such a different perspective. This panel examines this engaging perspective and tackles the geographical region of Armenia, as well as the shared lower border region surrounding Egypt and lower Syria. |