Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Miguel John Versluys
Relations between the Persians and the Greeks have long constituted a central subject of scholarly inquiry, from the works of Herodotus to contemporary studies of antiquity. For much of this period, the discourse was dominated by a predominantly Greek perspective. The emergence of the New Achaemenid History introduced an alternative interpretative framework, shifting attention toward Persian viewpoints and sources. As a result, however, Persian–Greek interactions remain a focal point of academic debate, albeit now examined through a more diversified lens.
Prof. Dr Miguel John Versluys is Professor of Classical & Mediterranean Archaeology at Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology.
Relations between the Persians and the Greeks have long constituted a central subject of scholarly inquiry, from the works of Herodotus to contemporary studies of antiquity. For much of this period, the discourse was dominated by a predominantly Greek perspective. The emergence of the New Achaemenid History introduced an alternative interpretative framework, shifting attention toward Persian viewpoints and sources. As a result, however, Persian–Greek interactions remain a focal point of academic debate, albeit now examined through a more diversified lens.
Prof. Dr Miguel John Versluys is Professor of Classical & Mediterranean Archaeology at Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology.
