Persia Archive
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Information-gathering and the strategic use of culture in Herodotus
Posted on February 8, 2013 | No CommentsHerodotus -
Persians and Egyptians: Cooperation in Vandalism
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe paper is devoted to mutilations of the names ant titles on the sarcophagi of Iahmes and Nekhtbastetru, the son and wife of Amasis, in the Hermitage museum. -
Alexander the Great and the Unity of Mankind
Posted on December 20, 2012 | No CommentsFirst, Alexander envisioned a fusion of races, more specifically of Greek-Macedonians and Persians...Second, the concept of the unity of mankind becomes a commonplace in Greek thought after the death of Alexander and, quite particularly, in the circle of Cassander. -
Achaemenid Religion: Kingly Sincerity and Political Manipulation
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsIn many empires of the ancient world, a common practice was to inscribe deeds, conquests, and honourable propaganda concerning the ruler around the empire. In these inscriptions, one may find references to a deity, or deities, utilized in a fairly standard way. -
Ammianus and the Elephants: Roman-Persian Siege Warfare in the Fourth Century
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsAmmianus Marcellinus provides the most enthralling account of military affairs available for the fourth century. -
First Iranian military units in the army of Alexander the Great
Posted on November 8, 2012 | No CommentsThis article seeks to analyze not only the numbers but also the place accorded to Iranian troops in Alexander -
The Remains of Alexander the Great: The God, The King, The Symbol
Posted on October 11, 2012 | No CommentsAlexander, suffering for several days before his death, knew his end was imminent. This knowledge did not urge him to name an official successor, but he did request a burial site: the temple of Zeus-Ammon in the Siwah oasis in northern Africa, where he was addressed as the son of Ammon. -
The Old and the Restless: The Egyptians and the Scythians in Herodotus’ Histories
Posted on August 24, 2012 | No CommentsOn a historiographical level, if we look at all the ethnographic material in the Histories, it appears that Herodotus wishes the reader to view the world and its peoples in a sort of grid. Scythia and Egyptians are the extremes (in several ways) and other central cultures like the Greeks and Persians fall into place between them. -
Teaching Thucydides: Athens, Sparta, and the Politics of History
Posted on August 16, 2012 | No CommentsAmong the causes of corruption in the English body politic enumerated by Thomas Hobbes in his book Behemoth was the attitude toward democracy engendered by learning about the ancient Greek and Roman republics. -
Frank Miller
Posted on August 16, 2012 | No CommentsHas 300 so successfully appealed to audiences globally because of, or despite, its extremely violent, racist, homophobic, and sexist subtext?...This paper approaches 300 as a media product produced and consumed in spatially specific ways. I present a geographical reading of 300
