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The remaining lectures of Panel IV, “(Post-)Achaemenid Religious Practices in Literary Traditions,” from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” are now available.  Recorded on February…

The first three lectures of Panel IV, “(Post-)Achaemenid Religious Practices in Literary Traditions,” from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” are now available.  These videos,…

The lectures of Panel III, “The Divine in Achaemenid Material Culture,” from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” are now available.  In these two videos,…

The first keynote address from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” is now available.  In this video, recorded on February 19, 2020, Robert Rollinger (University…

The availability of talks from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” continues with the second half of the panel, “Ancient Egypt and Persia.”  These three…

The availability of talks from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” continues with the first two talks from the second panel, “Ancient Egypt and Persia.” …

The availability of talks from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World,” continues with the final three papers from the panel on “Elam, the Ancient Near…

We are pleased to announce the availability of the first two presentations from the Fourteenth Melammu Symposium, “Contextualizing Iranian Religions in the Ancient World.” This international symposium was hosted by…

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has created many disruptions to our daily lives, and the academic life of UCLA is no exception.  UCLA has transitioned to distance learning for the entirety…

With the spring equinox, and the Persian New Year, drawing near, we would like to reflect on the underlying philosophy of the Norouz celebration, which is an unfaltering belief in…