Prof. Dr. Marek Jan Olbrycht

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAncient History,Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Keywordsancient warfare, Alexander the Great, Hellenistic period, Strabo, Parthian, Alexander III's, Seleucid coinage, pre-Islamic Iran, Central Asia, Parthia, Nomads, Asia Minor, Pontos, Black Sea area
Honours and awards

2021: Award of the Polish Society of Ancient Studies, The Best Academic History Book of 2021: Marek J. Olbrycht, Early Arsakid Parthia (ca. 250-165 B.C.) At the Crossroads of Iranian, Hellenistic, and Central Asian History, Mnemosyne Supplements 440, Leiden – Boston 2021.

2018: Preis des Rektors der Rzeszow Universität

2017: Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA

Current contact address

CountryPoland
CityRzeszów
InstitutionUniversity of Rzeszow
InstituteDepartment of Ancient History and Oriental Studies
Homepagehttps://ias.academia.edu/MarekJanOlbrycht

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter FunkeSeminar für Alte Geschichte / Institut für Epigraphik, Universität Münster, Münster
Prof. Dr. Hans BeckSeminar für Alte Geschichte / Institut für Epigraphik, Universität Münster, Münster
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2002

Programme(s)

2001Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2017Marek Jan Olbrycht: Greeks in the Arsacid Empire. In: Josef Wiesehöfer, Sabine Müller Parthika. Greek and Roman Authors’ Views of the Arsacid Empire / Griechisch-römische Bilder des Arsakidenreiches. Harrassowitz, 2017. 3-28
2016Marek Jan Olbrycht: Dynastic Connections in the Arsacid Empire and the Origins of the House of Sāsān . In: Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis; Elizabeth Pendleton; Touraj Daryaee; Michael Alram The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires: Adaptation and expansion . OXBOW, Published by the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) in Archaeological Monographs Series, 2016. 23-35
2016Marek Jan Olbrycht: Vologases I, Pakoros II and Artabanos III: Coins and Parthian History . In: Iranica Antiqua, 2016, 215-233
2015Marek Jan Olbrycht: Persia Beyond the Imperial Frontiers: the Nomads of the South Ural Region versus the Near East. In: Anabasis. Studia Classica et Orientalia, 2015, 257-275
2014Marek Jan Olbrycht: 'An Admirer of Persian Ways': Alexander the Great´s Reforms in Parthia-Hyrcania and the Iranian Heritage. In: Touraj Daryaee, Ali Mousavi, Khodadad Rezakhani, Excavating an empire, Achaemenid Persia in Longue Durée. Mazda Publishers, 2014. 37-62
2014Marek Jan Olbrycht: Anabasis - Studia Classica et Orientalia. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2014
2014Marek Jan Olbrycht: Die Alexandergründungen in den nordiranischen Ländern im Lichte der geographischen Tradition der Antike. In: Alexander V. Podossinov, The periphery of the classical world in ancient geography and cartography. Peeters, 2014. 95-121
2014Marek Jan Olbrycht: Parthians, Greek Culture an Beyond. In: Kamilla Twardowska, Maciej Salamon, Slawomir Sprawski, Michal Stachura, Stanislaw Turlej, Within the Circle of Ancient Ideas and Virtues Studies in Honour of Professor Maria Dzielska. Historia Iagellonica 2014. 129-141
2013Marek Jan Olbrycht: Die Seidenstraße in der Geschichte der Antike. Die Krim. Goldene Insel im Schwarzen Meer. Begleitbuch zur Ausstellung in Bonn.. Primus Verlag, 2013. 67-87
2013Marek Jan Olbrycht: Imperium Parthicum. Historia Iagellonica, 2013
2013Marek Jan Olbrycht: Iranians in the Diadochi period. In: Victor Alonso Troncoso, Edward M. Anson, After Alexander. The Time of the Diadochi. Oxbow Books, 2013. 159-182
2013Marek Jan Olbrycht: The policy of Alexander the Great towards the Iranians in Central Asia. In: Metamorphoses of history, 2013, 119-129
2013Marek Jan Olbrycht: The titulature of Arsaces 1, King of Parthia. In: Partica - Incontri di culture nel mondo antico, 2013, 63-74
2010Marek Jan Olbrycht: Macedonia and Persia. In: A companion to ancient Macedonia, 2010, 342-369
2010Marek Jan Olbrycht: Mithradates I of Parthia an his conquests up to 141 B.C.. In: M. Dzielska, E. Dabrowa, M. Salamon, S. Sprawski, Studies in honour of Professor Jozef Wolski on the 100th anniversary of this birthday. Hortus Historiae, 2010. 229-245
2010Marek Jan Olbrycht: Some remarks on the rivers of central asia in antiquity. In: T.N. Jackson, I.G. Konovalova, G.R. Tsetskhladze, Gaudeamus Igitur - Studies to Honour the 60th Birthday of A.V. Podossinov. Russian Academy of Sciences - Institute of world history, 2010. 302-309
2004Marek Jan Olbrycht: Alexander the Great and the Iranian world (in Polish). The University of Rzeszow Publishing House, 2004
2004Marek Jan Olbrycht: Creating an Empire: Iran and Middle Asia in the Policy of Seleukos I.. In: Valery P. Nikonorov, Central Asia form the Achaemenids to the Timurids. Archaeology, History, Ethnology, Culture. Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004. 222-225
2004Marek Jan Olbrycht: Foundations of Alexander the Great in Iran and Middle Asia: origins and status of the colonists (polnisch). In: L. Mrozewicz, K. Balbuza, The Ancient City. Publishers VIS, 2004. 121-138
2004Marek Jan Olbrycht: Review of: Christian Marek: Pontus et Bithynia. Die römischen Provinzen im Norden Kleinasiens, Mainz: Philipp von Zabern 2003, . In: sehepunkte 4 (2004), Nr. 12 [15.12.2004], URL: http://www.sehepunkte.historicum.net/2004/12/4870.html, 2004,
2004Marek Jan Olbrycht: the Seleukids and the Arsakids: propaganda aspects in the rivalry ofr supremaxy in the 'Hellenistic Near East' (polnisch). In: L. Morawiecki, P. Berdowski, Ideology and Propaganda in Antiquity. Biblioteka Frazy, 2004. 45-68
2003Marek Jan Olbrycht: Griechen und Perser in achaimenidischer Zeit. Überlegungen zum Verhältnis zwischen Orient und Okzident . In: Jadwiga Pstrusiñska/Piotr Stalmaszczyk Collectanea Eurasiatica Cracoviensia. Understanding Eurasia . Ksiêgarnia Akademicka, 2003. 145-164
2003Marek Jan Olbrycht: Parthia and Nomads of Central Asia. Elements of Steppe Origin in the Social and Military Developments of Arsacid Iran. In: I. Schneider, Mitteilungen des SFB 'Differenz und Integration' 5: Militär und Staatlichkeit (Orientwissenschaftliche Hefte 12/2003) . Orientwissenschaftliches Zentrum der Martin-Luther-Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, 2003. 69-109
2003Marek Jan Olbrycht: Review of: -- Monika Schuol, Die Charakene. Ein mesopotamisches Königreich in hellenistisch-parthischer Zeit, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag 2000 (Oriens et Occidens 1). In: Gnomon, 2003, 320-323
2003Marek Jan Olbrycht: Review of: Axel Gebhardt, Imperiale Politik und provinziale Entwicklung. Untersuchungen zum Verhältnis von Kaiser, Heer und Städten im Syrien der vorseverischen Zeit, Berlin: Akademie Verlag 2002.. In: sehepunkte 3 (2003), Nr. 4 [15.04.2003], URL: http://www.sehepunkte.historicum.net/2003/04/305003680x.html, 2003,
2003Marek Jan Olbrycht: Review of: I.V. P'iankov, MIddle Asia in the Ancient Geographical Tradition. A Source Study. Moscow 1997. In: Journal of Ancient History (Vestnik Drevnei Istorii), 2003, 164-171
2003Marek Jan Olbrycht: The Ochos river in the classical sources: a study in the historical geography of northeastern Iran and Middle Asia. In: Tigran K. Mkrtychev, Central Asia. Sources, History, Culture. 2003. 114-117