by Touraj Daryaee Abstract: Daryaee shows that Herodotus was not an infallible interpreter of foreign cultural practices by showing that his presentation of Persian court drinking practices misunderstood the centrality…
by Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl. Description: Bink Hallum and Uwe Vagelpohl discuss the formation of the Islamic civilisation through translation. Why were nearly all available Greek texts translated into Arabic? How…
by Bijan Omrani. Abstract: Omrani describes the extensive cultural diversity present at the Greek-founded cities in Central Asia; Hellenistic, Persian and Indian inputs have been found in the archaeological record, all…
by J.S. Ubhi. Abstract: Ubhi examines the interpretation and reworking of The Odyssey in the East Iranian world. Published in Antigone. View on the website.
by Bijan Omrani. Abstract: The essay argues that Caesar was particularly adept in finding pretexts to justify his wars of European conquest, shown through his military action in the Gallic Wars. Published in Antigone.…
by Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik. Description: The authors scrutinise the often brutal claims made about Roman criminal punishment measures, revealing that the paterfamilias‘ right to kill relatives with impunity…
by Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik. Description: The authors argue that investment in road infrastructure was used by emperors from Augustus onwards to stimulate trade and facilitate the imperial centre’s dominance…
Presented by Dan-El Padilla Peralta As part of the Kosmos Society’s Online Open House series, guest Dan-El Padilla Peralta guides the panel through a discussion on waste and the fecal in ancient Greece, drawing on…
Presented by Eunice Kim As part of the Kosmos Society’s Online Open House series, guest Eunice Kim analyses confessions of murder in Homer’s Odyssey. She guides the audience through a close reading of selected passages…
By Yung In Chae Abstract: Yung In Chae discusses epistemic injustice in Classics by speaking with various classicists of colour about their experiences in the discipline and whether they have been made to feel like…