Armenia and Marco Polo's World
Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dr. Samvel Grigoryan will explore the global university of two 13th- and 14th-century authors, the Venetian merchant Marco Polo and the Cilician-Armenian historian Hetum. Through their works, the speaker will examine the entanglements among the main actors of that period in Europe, Africa, and the Mongol Empire, with a particular focus on Cilician Armenia and the Armenian Highland. The lecture will also highlight the engagement of Armenians in global politics, trade, diplomacy, and cultural interchange.
Dr. Samvel Grigoryan is a historian specializing in the Middle Ages, with a focus on diplomacy, administration, and document production. His research also includes mobility, migration, and cultural interchange in Europe and the Middle East, as well as the histories of Armenia, Georgia, the South Caucasus, and the Eastern Mediterranean. He earned his PhD from the Paul-Valery University of Montpellier, France, in 2021. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Project Collaborator at the Institute for Medieval Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 7 PM, St. Sarkis Armenian Church.
Admission is free and open to all
Light refreshments will be provided.
The University of Michigan-Dearborn does not necessarily endorse the speaker's views.
For more information, contact Gerald Ottenbreit at 313-593-518 or gottenbr@umich.edu
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