Adrian David Hugh Bivar
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Adrian David Hugh Bivar is an Emeritus
Professor of Iranian Studies
at the School of Oriental and African Studies
, University of London
. As a numismatist and archaeologist, he specializes in Sasanian seals and rock–reliefs, Kushano-Sasanian coins and chronology, Mithra
ic iconography, Arsacid
history and pre-Islamic folklore. His written works include book chapters written for The Cambridge History of Iran
(1983).
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
Professor of Iranian Studies
Iranian Studies
Iranian studies , is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of the Iranian people. It is a part of the wider field of Oriental studies....
at the School of Oriental and African Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. As a numismatist and archaeologist, he specializes in Sasanian seals and rock–reliefs, Kushano-Sasanian coins and chronology, Mithra
Mithra
Mithra is the Zoroastrian divinity of covenant and oath. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest and of The Waters....
ic iconography, Arsacid
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire , also known as the Arsacid Empire , was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Persia...
history and pre-Islamic folklore. His written works include book chapters written for The Cambridge History of Iran
The Cambridge History of Iran
The Cambridge history of Iran is a multi-volume survey of Iranian history published by Cambridge University Press . The seven volumes cover "the history and historical geography of the land which is present-day Iran, as well as other territories inhabited by peoples of Iranian descent, from...
(1983).