Pourdavoud Lecture Series
Lucinda Dirven: Zoroastrianism in the Religious Context of the Arsacid Empire
4:00 pmRoyce Hall 306
Nov5
Events
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2025 Fall Welcome Reception
4:00 pm–6:00 pm306 Royce Hall
The Pourdavoud Institute and Yarshater Center invite you to join us for a fall reception introducing our programming and research agenda for 2025-26.
Oct8
Pourdavoud Lecture Series
Gunvor Lindström: The Denavar Satyrs as Time Travelers
4:00 pm–6:00 pm306 Royce Hall
May21
May14
Workshop
Co-Sponsorship: Whither Global Antiquity?
Royce Hall 314 & 306
Whither Global Antiquity? Retrospection and Future Directions, Global Antiquity's second annual symposium, aims to assess the state of ancient studies, its relevance to the Humanities today, and its future directions.
Apr10
Pourdavoud Lecture Series
Yuhan Vevaina: Zoroastrian Hermeneutics in Late Antiquity
4:00 pm–6:00 pm306 Royce Hall
Apr2
Conference
The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context
306 Royce
Although there has been renewed interest in the Persian period in biblical scholarship, the profound impact of the ancient Iranian world on the biblical books of Esther and Daniel has often been taken for granted.
Mar13
Achaemenid Workshop
Achaemenid Workshop 3
Columbia University, New York
Towards a Literary History of the Achaemenid Empire, the third Achaemenid Workshop, seeks to investigate the various literatures of the Achaemenid Empire, their impact on the empire, and the empire’s impact on them.
Feb21
Pourdavoud Lecture Series
Carlo Cereti: The Rise of Persian
4:00 pm–6:00 pm306 Royce Hall
This talk explores the evolution of writing during the Sasanian and early Islamic periods, shedding light on the long-term process that led to Persian becoming the lingua franca in Western and Central Asia.
Jan29
Dec3