Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
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Alexander the Great, Leader of the Macedonians, was born in 356 BC. After his death from fever on 10 June 323 BC, his dominion fell apart.
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A new study has revealed that a silver bowl made in Central Asia and found in Tibet is covered in perfect, distinctly Jewish styling of the...
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The Three Musketeers is one of the most popular historical novels ever written. Set between 1625 and 1628, the novel's heroes were based on...
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An ancient city considered to have been founded during the reign of Alexander the Great has been discovered in Iraq, after hiding under tons...
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How do you defeat a war elephant? With a flaming battle pig of course! Ancient Rome's bacon-scented secret weapon helped change the course...
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Spectacular golden tombs containing the remains of ancient Macedonian royalty are under scrutiny after new examinations challenge previous...
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This lecture focuses on the self-identification of Alexander the Great as presented in the Hellenistic writings of both Greek and Roman writers.
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A discussion on Alexander the Great, the recent Netflix docudrama, his tomb, and more with Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek Culture at the University of...
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Dr. Evangelos Venetis was born on 5/1/1977 in Athens. He teaches Islamic and Iranian Studies at the Department of Arabic, Persian and Turkish, the University...
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