- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Royal court and courtiers in Ancient Iran 3101-DWDWO-OG
Royal courts played a central role in ancient Near Eastern politics and culture, and it is not surprising that descriptions of courts infiltrate the literature of many ancient societies. The focus of this course will be on the king and royal court, the political and symbolic center of ancient Iranian culture. The focus is on the three Iranian dynasties: Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian . Thus, in the chronological terms, the course will cover the period from the beginning of Median kingdom, until the fall of Sasanian dynasty (i.e. from 6th century BC until 7th AD). The evolution of Iranian royal ideology and its relationship to the ancient Mesopotamian, Hellenistic and Roman ideologies will be surveyed.
The course will explore some of the central themes of monarchy and court society in ancient Persia: from courtiers, personnel, social, cultural and formal aspects of court society, palace architecture, political intrigue, royal family and violent struggles over succession.
Careful analysis of written and iconographic sources provide insight into some aspects of the culture of Ancient Iran.
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Students will know some of the main aspects of culture of ancient Iran.
Assessment criteria
written exam
Bibliography
T. Daryaee, Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, 2014
A. krasnowolska i inn. , Historia Iranu, Wrocław 2010.
L. Llewellyn-Jones, King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 bce, Edinburgh 2013.
R. Shayegan, Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia
J. Wiesehöfer, Ancient Persia from 550 BC to 650 AD, 2nd ed., London and New York, 2001.
M. Whitby, The Persian king at war, w: E. Dabrowa (ed.) The Roman and Byzantine Army in the East, Kraków 1994.
E. Yarshater, “Were the Sasanians Heirs to the Achaemenids?” in La Persia nel Medioevo (Atti del Convegno di Roma, 31 marzo-5 aprile 1970), Roma, 1971, pp. 517-31.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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