Dear all,

Following the success of the first three series on The Idea of Iran, the London Middle East Institute, SOAS and the British Museum with the support of the Soudavar Memorial Foundation are pleased to announce the fourth series of lectures which will be held as a one day symposium. Contributions by six eminent scholars will cover aspects of the late-Sasanian period in Iran. Please see details below.

Venue: G2, SOAS
Date: Saturday 27 January 2007
Time: 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM (Registration from 8:45 AM)
Admission: £15.00; conc. (OAPs & LMEI Affiliates) £10.00; Students free (to include lunch and refreshments).
Enquiries & Bookings: Vincenzo Paci E-mail: vp6@soas.ac.uk; Tel. No. 020 7898 4490; Fax: 020 7898 4329

1. Prof Nicholas Sims-Williams, SOAS, London
   The Sasanians in the East: a Bactrian archive from northern Afghanistan
2. Prof Shaul Shaked, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
   Religion in the Sasanian Empire: Eran, Aneran, and other designations
3. Dr R. Shayagan, University of California, Los Angeles
   The Roman Wars of the Sasanian King of Kings Shapur II
4. Prof James Howard-Johnston, Corpus Christi College, Oxford
   State and Society in Late Antique Iran
5. Prof Philippe Gignoux, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris
   Prices and drachms in the late Sasanian period
6. Dr Philip Huyse, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris
   Late Sasanian society between orality and literacy

Cheques should be made payable to the ‘London Middle East Institute’.

Please note that although you will be able to register on the day itself from 8:45 AM onwards we are unable to guarantee that seats will be available and advise that in order to secure a place you register in advance.

Best regards,

Vincenzo Paci
Administrative Assistant

London Middle East Institute
M110
School of Oriental & African Studies
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG

E-mail: vp6@soas.ac.uk
Tel. No: 0207 898 4490
Fax: 0207 898 4329
Web: www.lmei.soas.ac.uk