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  • Ancient Near Eastern Narratives: Making a Case for the Epistemic Function of Myth and Text in Image with Beate Pongratz-Leisten

    Pourdavoud Lecture Series and Cunard Lecture Series: Beate Pongratz-Leisten

    Royce 306

    Ancient Near Eastern Narratives: Making a Case for the Epistemic Function of Myth in Text and Image Beate Pongratz-Leisten (New York University) Wednesday December 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm Pacific Time Royce Hall 306 and Via Zoom Registration Link: https://forms.gle/aNCt12TXFDrfwULP7 Join Livestream Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/96272801601 Throughout its history, Assyriological scholarship has turned to exploring many facets...

  • Persia’s Greek Campaigns: Approaches to Historical Reconstruction and Political Myth

    Pourdavoud Lecture Series: John Hyland

    Royce 306

    Persia’s Greek Campaigns: Approaches to Historical Reconstruction and Political Myth John Hyland (Christopher Newport University) Wednesday January 27, 2027 at 4:00 pm Pacific Time Royce Hall 306 and Via Zoom Registration Link: https://forms.gle/PEZw9xf3oFGjXzZk8 Join Livestream Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/95846831926 Achaemenid Persia’s expeditions against the Greek city-states in the early 5th century BCE are the most (in)famous events...

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