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SUMMARY:A Paradise in the Caucasus
DTSTART:20170502T220000Z
DTEND:20170502T233000Z
DESCRIPTION:Contrary to its immense historical impact on the cultures 
 of the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean\, the Achaemeni
 d Empire has been difficult to grasp archaeologically outside its cent
 res\, the impressive monumental complexes of Persepolis\, Susa and Pas
 argadae. This is particularly surprising given the historic and epigra
 phic evidence for the existence of a very tight‐knit\, efficiently o
 rganized administration. During the past 20 years\, excavations led to
  new archaeological discoveries that have changed this picture. In a p
 eripheral corner of the empire\, the Southern Caucasus\, administrativ
 e complexes were found which bear all hallmarks of ‘Iranian Achaemen
 id’ monumental architecture\, from building standards to the physica
 l organization of the landscape. This suggests that the Achaemenids di
 d create and export within their realm a fundamentally new way of repr
 esenting rulership\, by managing space on an unprecedented scale and c
 reating new imperial landscapes. Their ‘paradises’ were at the sam
 e time luxurious residences with spacious gardens and administrative c
 entres\, playing an important role for the control of the dependent te
 rritories.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
CONTACT:isaw@nyu.edu
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