Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Deirdre Klokow, an assistant professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin, joins Lexie to discuss Seleucid coin iconography, who used coins alongside fiscal crisis and devaluation, the limits of evidence for women’s economic activity, her research on Laodike, and her forthcoming book, The Seleucids and Their Land. 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. Klokow: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/classics/faculty/dk32338 Check out her publications on Academia: https://utexas.academia.edu/DeirdreKlokow Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.