French Iranologist to lecture on Achaemenid Empire
Publish Date : Wednesday 7 November 2018 - 19:21
IBNA- Noted French Iranologist Professor Pierre Briant will deliver a lecture on the Asian Minor under the rule of Achaemenid Empire at Isfahan University on November 22.
According to
IBNA correspondent, the event is held on the occasion of the 60
th anniversary of founding Literature Academy of Isfahan University.
Briant is a Professor of History and Civilisation of the
Achaemenid World and the Empire of Alexander at the Collège de France (1999 onwards), Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Chicago, and founder of the website achemenet.com.
His works deal mainly with the
Achaemenid Empire, and related issues as
Alexander the Great or the
Hellenistic Era.
The program is scheduled to be held from 10 to 12 a.m.
