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A golden Orphic burial tablet via Wikimedia Continuing the story of Orphic religion, we take a break from mythology to talk about theology in one of ancient Greece’s more unique mystery cults…

Barnea, Gad. 2025. Imitatio Dei, Imitatio Darii: Authority, Assimilation and Afterlife of the Epilogue of Bīsotūn (DB 4:36–92). Religions 16(5), 597. The Bīsotūn inscription of Darius I (DB) is a masterpiece of ancient literature containing descriptions of historical events, imperial propaganda, cultic statements, ethical instructions, wisdom insights, blessings and curses, and engagements with posterity. It was disseminated far and wide within the empire and left a lasting impression on the cultures with which it came into contact.

Alt: Leonidas (Gerard Butler) screaming at Thermopylae

Margaret Killjoy In the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in a powerful story ...

Roman statuette depicting Orpheus via Wikimedia We’re taking a break from the historical narrative to focus on a mythological one: the life and times of Orpheus the Bard, from his many origin…

Today we continue our world tour as we talk about what was going on in India and Iran in the year 1769 with the History of Fresh Produce and the History of Persia!

The Xian Stele, Chinese with a Syriac translation date Year of the Greeks 1092, over 1000 years into the Seleucid Era via Wikimedia Like any good king, Antiochus I Soter had a royal family, and as …

The Battle of Saint-Eustache by Lord Charles Beauclerk, 1840 America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third war with …

Sketch of the Aramaic inscription of Ashoka at Khalsi After losing a large piece of the eastern empire to Chandragupta Maurya, the Seleucids didn’t just ignore their eastern neighbors. In the…

Map of the Aroostook Border dispute (and Indian Stream) via Wikimedia America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third …

Roman copy of a bust depicting Philetairos of Pergamon A grab bag episode to cover Seleukid politics in the last decade or so of Antiochus Soter’s reign. We’ve got temples, cities, and …

Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.

SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian StudiesandDepartment of Religions and Philosophies (SOAS)in collaboration with theWorld Zoroastrian Organisation Kutar Memorial Lecture Series Sogdian fire-worship: between Zoroastrianism and Buddhism Professor Pavel Lurje St Petersburg Thursday, 1 May 2025, 6pm Location:Khalili Lecture TheatreSOAS Main BuildingRussell SquareLondon, WC1H 0XG This is a public lecture. However, registration is essential…