Does the West Matter? The Persian Empire, Borders, and Ideology

Recorded: May 29, 2019
Event: Ancient Iran and the Classical World, An International Symposium
Citation: Rollinger, Robert. "Does the West Matter? The Persian Empire, Borders, and Ideology," Ancient Iran and the Classical World, An International Symposium. May 29, 2019.

by Robert Rollinger (University of Innsbruck)

About the Speaker

Robert Rollinger is Professor of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Universität Innsbruck, Austria. He is a scholar of history and culture between the Aegean world and the ancient Near East. He has been a visiting professor at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC) and the Institute for History (Jean Monnet Chair for European History) at Universität Hildesheim. In 2008, Rollinger became the first Austrian historian to be a member of the European Network for the History of Ancient Greece, which is dedicated to changes in ancient historical research.