Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Jonathan Winnerman, an Egyptologist, and Academic Administrator in Ancient Studies at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss exploring aspects of sacred kingship in New Kingdom Egypt, the importance of studying Hibis Temple to understand Persian-Egyptian kingship, and his work with UCLA’s Global Antiquity initiative and how it can provide a forum for the study of antiquity in a wider global context. 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. Winnerman: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/jonathan-winnerman/ Read his article in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/713392 Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.