Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Simone Oppen, a professor of Classical & Near Eastern Religions and Cultures at the University of Minnesota, joins Lexie to discuss how her high school Italian course blossomed into a passion for ancient Greece, Latin, and Greek, her current work on Persian respect for Greek sacred spaces during Xerxes’ reign, exploring how this respect is depicted in ancient Greek texts and supported by comparative archaeological evidence, and various aspects of ancient history, including Persia's handling of conquered religious sites. 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 & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. Oppen: https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/soppen Check out her publications on Academia: https://spanalumni.academia.edu/SimoneOppen Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.