[Several events have been planned on the sidelines of the exhibition; in a 3-day conference held from 29 September-1October, 250 people participated, among whom 40 presented essays and 5 to 6 were Iranians.] The seminar, I hope, reveals some results of studies on Achaemenid religions, administration, and military affairs, ... though there is not any speech on the languages of the era.

John Curtis