Events

Frantz Grenet: Philhellenism among the Hunnic Elites

Lecture 4 of 4 of the 2026 Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series, delivered by Frantz Grenet.

Frantz Grenet: Eastern Iranian Contributions to the Construction of the Šāhnāme

Lecture 3 of 4 of the 2026 Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series, delivered by Frantz Grenet.

Frantz Grenet: Kušān Rulers: In Search of an Imperial Narrative

Lecture 2 of 4 of the 2026 Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series, delivered by Frantz Grenet.

Biennial Yarshater Lecture Series feat. Frantz Grenet

Professor Frantz Grenet delivers the four-part 2026 Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series on the theme, “Ancient Iran and Central Asia: Interactions and Shifting Identities.”

Frantz Grenet: A World between Worlds

Lecture 1 of 4 of the 2026 Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lecture Series, delivered by Frantz Grenet.

Verena Lepper: Elephantine Goes Global

This lecture discusses a recent museum exhibition in Berlin entitled, “Elephantine. Island of the Millennia,” the results of a research project working with texts and scripts from Elephantine Island in ancient Egypt.

Antigoni Zournatzi: Greek-Persian Encounters c. 550–c. 330 BCE

This presentation considers the historical circumstances which gave rise to the negative stereotypes about the Persians reflected in ancient Greek sources.

Lucinda Dirven: Zoroastrianism in the Religious Context of the Arsacid Empire