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URL:https://mizanproject.org/events/michael-barry-the-persian-and-afghan-r
 omance-of-alexander-the-great-part-1/
SUMMARY:Michael Barry\, "The Persian and Afghan Romance of Alexander the Gr
 eat\, Part I: The Conqueror"
DESCRIPTION:Alexander the Great\, setting out to conquer the Persian Empire
  in 334 BC\, lamented over Achilles’ tomb at Troy that he enjoyed no Hom
 er to sing his exploits. In fact\, Alexander or “Iskandar” found his H
 omer\, and Virgil too\, more than a thousand years later in the Persianate
  world’s two greatest epic poets\, Firdawsî and Nizâmî - illustrated 
 by the finest miniaturists throughout the lands that are today Iran\, Azer
 baijan\, Afghanistan\, Uzbekistan\, Pakistan and India - in an extraordina
 ry mythical transformation of sober history into a tale of unwitting fratr
 icide and then divine redemption through universal empire: with Alexander 
 learning that he is the secret half-brother to Darius\, whose daughter he 
 weds to reconcile all kingdoms\, all peoples.\n\n"The Persian and Afghan R
 omance of Alexander the Great\, Part I: The Conqueror"\n\nDr. Michael Barr
 y\n\nPrinceton University\n\nMonday\, March 21\, 2016 at 6:00 PM\n\nBoston
  University\, Trustee Ballroom\, 1 Silber Way\, 9th Floor\n\nOpen to the p
 ublic. Free with registration: https://goo.gl/yfpGfZ\n\nSponsored by the A
 ssociation for Central Asian Civilizations &amp\; Silk Road (ACANSRS)\, th
 e American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS)\, the Institute for the
  Study of Muslim Societies &amp\; Civilizations (SMSC) and Mizan Project.\
 n*"The Persian and Afghan Romance of Alexander the Great\, Part II: The Se
 eker" will take place at Harvard University on March 22 at 6 pm in the Bel
 fer Case Study Room located at 1730 Cambridge St.
LOCATION:Trustee Ballroom\, 1 Silber Way\, 9th Floor\, Boston\, MA\, 02215\
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