King and Kingship
in Ancient Persia
Saturday 2 March 2019
Center for British & Irish Studies
Norlin Library, University of Colorado Boulder
11:00 AM: Wouter F.M. Henkelman
Associate Professor, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris
The Centrality of the King: The Fortification Archive & the Royal Household
1:30 PM: Margaret Cool Root
Professor and Curator Emerita, Department of the History of Art, the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art & Archaeology, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
Performative Arts of Persian Kingship: The Imperial Covenant in Metaphorical Landscapes & Social Spaces
3:15 PM: Mark Griffith
Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages & Literature and Professor of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies, University of California at Berkeley
Imagining the King: Greek Notions & Theatrical Constructions of the Persian Royal Family
4:30 p.m. - Private reception - Please RSVP for the reception
Free and open to the public. Please contact Elspeth.Dusinberre@colorado.edu with questions.