RomanIslam Guest LectureReligions and EmpiresJan. 15, 2025, 5-7 pm

15 January 2025, 5:00 am

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We cordially invite you to our guest lecture “Religions and Empires" on Wed. Jan. 15, 2025, 5 -7 pm (German time) on Zoom. For registration please contact romanislam@uni-hamburg.de by Jan. 12, 2024.

The format comprises the lectures "Mazdean Dreams of Revived Empire" by Prof. em. Dr. Garth Fowden (University of Cambridge) and "Inter-Imperial Rivalry and the End of Time: Byzantine, Spanish Umayyad, and Abbasid Relations in the Ninth Century" by Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Yücesoy (Washington University in St. Louis)

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