12
May 2025

Persepolis: art, architecture and ideology of the Persian Empire

Welcome to The Arts Society Bromley
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 19:30
228 Bromley Road
Bishop Challoner School BR20BS
Online Event

Come and find out about the great city built by King Darius I

Persopolis and its Palace was built by the Great Persian King, Darius I. James Renshaw will explore this artistic treasure-trove that represented one of the largest and most powerful empires the world has ever seen. 

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mr James Renshaw

Following a degree in Classics from Oxford University, I have taught Classics at secondary school level since 1998, and currently teach at Godolphin and Latymer in London; here I run the school’s Ancient World Breakfast Club, which has an ethos similar to that of The Arts Society. 

Since 1998, I have published a number of textbooks related to the classical world, including In Search of the Greeks and In Search of the Romans. In addition to my school teaching, I have also lectured for the V&A Academy, most recently on their Classical World and its Afterlife and Classicism from the Ancients to the Renaissance courses. I am a keen traveller, and am lucky enough to have taken many photos of ancient sites, a number of which have been used in my books.