THE GLORY OF THE ACHAEMENIDS: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON ANCIENT PERSIA
Study Day - Introduction

Venue
The British Museum, Clore Education Centre: BP Theatre.

Date
Saturday, 8 February 2003.

Organised by
The British Museum
in association with
The Iran Heritage Foundation.

Introduction
A study day on Ancient Iran that will be held at The British Museum and introduced by the Director, Neil MacGregor. The theme is the Achaemenid Empire. The topics covered by the different speakers (many of whom are BM curators) will range from contemporary historical and archaeological sources and Greco-Persian relations to Qajar and European visual arts and the accounts of early travellers and archaeologists.

Enquiries and Reservations
020 7323 8181, 10.00-17.30 daily or online at www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk.