Civilizational Contacts Between Ancient Iran and Europe During the Classical Era (in English)

 
This lecture provides a synoptic overview of the civilizational relations between Greater ancient Iran and Europa (Greco-Roman civilization as well continental Europe). The discussion is initiated with an examination of the conduits of exchange between Greater ancient Iran (the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanian dynasties of Iran as well as the role of Northern Iranian peoples), the Caucasus and Europa. The lecture then provides an overview of learning exchanges between east and west spanning the time era from the Achaemenids into the Post-Sassanian eras, followed by examples of artistic, architectural, and engineering exchanges between Greco-Roman and Iranian civilizations. Select examples of the ancient Iranian legacy influence upon the European continent are also discussed, followed (time permitting) by examples of the musical legacy of ancient Iran as well as Iranian-European exchanges in the culinary domain.

Kaveh Farrokh was born in Athens, Greece and received his PhD at the University of British Columbia, specializing in the linguistic and cognitive processes of the Persian-language. He has authored eight books of the military history of Iran in English and Spanish with seven translations of these in Persian and Russian academic press outlets. Farrokh publishes articles in peer-reviewed journals and publications in English, Persian, Spanish and German (i.e. Classic Arms and Militaria, International Book of Dyslexia: A Cross Language Comparison and Practice Guide, Palgrave-Macmillan, etc.). He currently serves as Professor of History and as academic advisor for the Analytica Iranica encyclopedia initiative at Methodolgica Governance University, Paris, France.