An arcane topic to most people, Syriac sources help shed a more
complex light on the history of the Middle East from late antiquity
to the Middle Ages. They reveal a non-imperial epoch and its rich
contributions to the cultural and religious history...
In this talk, Danielle S. Allen,
UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science, and
Angelos Chaniotis, Professor in
the School of Historical Studies, present arguments from two
perspectives for the continued relevance of antiquity to...
