XClose

Department of Greek & Latin

Home
Menu

Power and Luxury from Persia to Greece

30 May 2023, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm

Turquoise relief of a man

Online event

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Fiachra Mac Gorain

With a view to the British Museum's exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, the Department of Greek and Latin, University College London, is proud to present an online evening of three talks under the heading of Power and Luxury from Persia to Greece. The event is aimed at school students and the general public.

Agenda
17.30-19.00 
17.30 Rosie Harman: Luxury and identity in Ancient Greece
18.00 Hans van Wees: Luxury and power: Lydia and Greece
18.30 Mateen Arghandehpour: How the Persians planned to conquer the Greeks
Moderator: Mridula Gullapalli 

The Zoom link will be sent out a short time before the start of the event to those who have registered on Eventbrite.