Legacies of Ancient Persia

UCLA Pourdavoud Institute
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Legacies of Ancient Persia explores the multiplicity of legacies left by ancient Persia through interviews and round-table discussions with leading scholars and experts to discuss the impact ancient Iranian civilization has had on other ancient cultures and modern global patrimony. Legacies of Ancient Persia is brought to you by the UCLA Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World. The show is hosted and produced by Lexie Henning and features original music by Brent Arehart.

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 41: The Book of Esther with Dr. Alexiana Fry and Dr. Esther Brownsmith

    Dr. Alexiana Fry, a guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen, and Dr. Esther Brownsmith, an assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Dayton are interviewed by Charlotte Howley – a PhD candidate in UCLA’s Program of Iranian Studies. They discuss trauma theory/trauma hermeneutics, fan fiction theory as a lens for ancient rewriting, “feminist killjoys” and “affect aliens,” and propaganda and multiculturalism in Persian and modern contexts. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Fry: https://www.alexianafry.com Learn more about Dr. Brownsmith: https://udayton.edu/directory/artssciences/religiousstudies/brownsmith-esther.php Follow Dr. Fry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradfry/ Check out Dr. Fry’s publications on Academia: https://sun.academia.edu/AlexianaFry/Books Find Dr. Fry’s new book on Esther and Trauma: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Esther-Keeps-Score-Trauma-Politics/dp/0334066867 Follow Dr. Brownsmith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estherbrownsmith Check out Dr. Brownsmith’s publications on Academia: https://udayton.academia.edu/EstherBrownsmith Find Dr. Brownsmith’s latest book on gendered violence: https://www.routledge.com/Gendered-Violence-in-Biblical-Narrative-The-Devouring-Metaphor/Brownsmith/p/book/9781032192987 Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  2. Jun 18

    Episode 40: Dr. James Howard-Johnston

    Dr. James Howard-Johnston, an Emeritus Fellow at Corpus Christi College at the University of Oxford, joins Lexie to discuss his research on the Byzantine army, interests in Sasanian Iran through teaching and conferences on Roman–Persian relations, his interests in Sasanian silver coins, minting, and iconography, and he outlines the chronology and sources for Rome–Sasanian conflict. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Howard-Johnston: https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/people/emeritus-fellows/james-howard-johnston Check out his 2022 lecture at the Pourdavoud Institute: https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/media/videos/official-sources-and-the-reconstruction-of-history-the-case-of-the-last-great-war-of-antiquity/ Find his latest book Byzantium in a Changing World: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/byzantium-in-a-changing-world-9780198897873?cc=gb&lang=en& Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  3. May 21

    Episode 39: Dr. Matheus Treuk

    Dr. Matheus Treuk Medeiros de Araujo, an Associate Professor of Ancient Archaeology at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, is interviewed by Charlotte Howley – a 4th year PhD student in UCLA’s Program of Iranian Studies. They discuss scholarly “eunuch phobia,” gender bias, and resistance to translating terms without explicit mention of castration as well as dehumanizing modern language; using diverse evidence and methods like critical fabulation, centering violence and trauma in eunuch “creation”; same-sex love in Persian contexts versus Greek/Roman anxieties; and the “uncanny” in imperial art. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Check out his publications on Academia: https://sportsinbrazil.academia.edu/MatheusTreuk Send him an email: matheus.araujo@usp.br Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  4. Apr 23

    Episode 38: "The Parthians at War" with Dr. Nikolaus Overtoom

    Dr. Nikolaus Overtoom, a professor of Ancient History at Washington State University, returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, "The Parthians at War: Combat Logistics, Reputation, and the First War with Rome," which examines Parthian militarism beyond tactics to include logistics, reputation, and interpreting Parthians through Greek and Roman sources while seeking their agency; a two-week teaching module on Parthians for world history instructors, including interactions with Rome and Han China; and offers a revisionist framing of the first Rome–Parthia war as a longer series of conflicts. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Overtoom: https://history.wsu.edu/nikolaus-overtoom/ Check out his publications on Academia: https://wsu.academia.edu/NikolausOvertoom Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  5. Mar 26

    Episode 37: Dr. Deirdre Klokow

    Dr. Deirdre Klokow, an assistant professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin, joins Lexie to discuss Seleucid coin iconography, who used coins alongside fiscal crisis and devaluation, the limits of evidence for women’s economic activity, her research on Laodike, and her forthcoming book, The Seleucids and Their Land. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Klokow: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/classics/faculty/dk32338 Check out her publications on Academia: https://utexas.academia.edu/DeirdreKlokow Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  6. Feb 26

    Episode 36: Dr. Jennifer Finn

    Dr. Jennifer Finn, an ancient historian and chair of the Department of Classics at Loyola University, joins Lexie to discuss her research focus on Alexander the Great's military strategies and the cultural exchanges between Greeks and Persians, exploring the complexities of learning ancient languages like Akkadian and Sumerian and reflections on the challenges of studying Persian history through limited source material, and insights into the representation of Persian history in media, emphasizing the need for a more nuanced and balanced portrayal. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Finn: https://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/facultydirectory/profiles/finn.shtml Check out her publications on Academia: https://luc.academia.edu/JenniferFinn Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  7. Jan 29

    Episode 35: Dr. Konrad Schmid

    Dr. Konrad Schmid, a professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism at the University of Zurich, joins Lexie to discuss the historical and cultural context of the Hebrew Bible, its formation, the polytheistic to monotheistic transition, and its interactions with ancient Near Eastern empires including Assyria, Babylon, and Persia, and the impact of Persian governance and tolerance on Hebrew thought and texts. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Schmid: https://www.theologie.uzh.ch/en/faecher/old_testament/hebrewbible_and_ancientjudaism/team/schmid.html Check out his publications on Academia: https://uzh.academia.edu/KonradSchmid Watch the video of his Achaemenid Workshop 3 talk: https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/media/videos/reactions-to-the-achaemenid-empire-in-the-contemporaneous-literature-of-the-hebrew-bible/ Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

  8. Jan 1

    Episode 34: Dr. Simone Oppen

    Dr. Simone Oppen, a professor of Classical & Near Eastern Religions and Cultures at the University of Minnesota, joins Lexie to discuss how her high school Italian course blossomed into a passion for ancient Greece, Latin, and Greek, her current work on Persian respect for Greek sacred spaces during Xerxes’ reign, exploring how this respect is depicted in ancient Greek texts and supported by comparative archaeological evidence, and various aspects of ancient history, including Persia's handling of conquered religious sites. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Oppen: https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/soppen Check out her publications on Academia: https://spanalumni.academia.edu/SimoneOppen Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

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Legacies of Ancient Persia explores the multiplicity of legacies left by ancient Persia through interviews and round-table discussions with leading scholars and experts to discuss the impact ancient Iranian civilization has had on other ancient cultures and modern global patrimony. Legacies of Ancient Persia is brought to you by the UCLA Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World. The show is hosted and produced by Lexie Henning and features original music by Brent Arehart.

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