Legacies of Ancient Persia explores the multiplicity of legacies left by ancient Persia through interviews and round-table discussions with leading scholars and experts to discuss the impact ancient Iranian civilization has had on other ancient cultures and modern global patrimony. Legacies of Ancient Persia is brought to you by the UCLA Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World. The show is hosted and produced by Lexie Henning and features original music by Brent Arehart.
Legacies of Ancient Persia
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Legacies of Ancient Persia explores the multiplicity of legacies left by ancient Persia through interviews and round-table discussions with leading scholars and experts to discuss the impact ancient Iranian civilization has had on other ancient cultures and modern global patrimony. Legacies of Ancient Persia is brought to you by the UCLA Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World. The show is hosted and produced by Lexie Henning and features original music by Brent Arehart.
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Recent Episodes
June 18, 2026
Episode 40: Dr. James Howard-Johnston
Dr. James Howard-Johnston, an Emeritus Fellow at Corpus Christi College at the University of Oxford, joins Lexie to discuss his research on the Byzantine army, interests in Sasanian Iran through teaching and conferences on Roman–Persian relations, his interests in Sasanian silver coins, minting, and iconography, and he outlines the chronology and sources for Rome–Sasanian conflict. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Howard-Johnston: https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/people/emeritus-fellows/james-howard-johnston Check out his 2022 lecture at the Pourdavoud Institute: https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/media/videos/official-sources-and-the-reconstruction-of-history-the-case-of-the-last-great-war-of-antiquity/ Find his latest book Byzantium in a Changing World: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/byzantium-in-a-changing-world-9780198897873?cc=gb&lang=en& Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.
May 21, 2026
Episode 39: Dr. Matheus Treuk
Dr. Matheus Treuk Medeiros de Araujo, an Associate Professor of Ancient Archaeology at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, is interviewed by Charlotte Howley – a 4th year PhD student in UCLA’s Program of Iranian Studies. They discuss scholarly “eunuch phobia,” gender bias, and resistance to translating terms without explicit mention of castration as well as dehumanizing modern language; using diverse evidence and methods like critical fabulation, centering violence and trauma in eunuch “creation”; same-sex love in Persian contexts versus Greek/Roman anxieties; and the “uncanny” in imperial art. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Check out his publications on Academia: https://sportsinbrazil.academia.edu/MatheusTreuk Send him an email: matheus.araujo@usp.br Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.
April 23, 2026
Episode 38: "The Parthians at War" with Dr. Nikolaus Overtoom
Dr. Nikolaus Overtoom, a professor of Ancient History at Washington State University, returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, "The Parthians at War: Combat Logistics, Reputation, and the First War with Rome," which examines Parthian militarism beyond tactics to include logistics, reputation, and interpreting Parthians through Greek and Roman sources while seeking their agency; a two-week teaching module on Parthians for world history instructors, including interactions with Rome and Han China; and offers a revisionist framing of the first Rome–Parthia war as a longer series of conflicts. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Overtoom: https://history.wsu.edu/nikolaus-overtoom/ Check out his publications on Academia: https://wsu.academia.edu/NikolausOvertoom Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.
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