Penn Museum Lecture: Genghis Khan: Barbarian Conqueror or Harbinger of Democracy

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Date

Wednesday 02 December 2015 

Time

6:00PM - 

Category

  Great Myths and Legends Lecture Series

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Dr. Morris Rossabi, Senior Research Scholar, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University

The world has generally viewed Genghis Khan as a barbaric conqueror whose troops raped and murdered hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people and pillaged and often destroyed villages, towns, and cities throughout Asia and Europe. However, several popular writers have recently portrayed him as an advocate of democracy, international law, and women's rights. Morris Rossabi, Senior Research Scholar, Queens College, Columbia University, offers this illustrated lecture, which seeks to provide a balanced depiction of Genghis Khan and to explain the reasons for the myths that have developed about the man and the Mongolian people who established the largest contiguous land empire in world history.

Full series subscriptions for the Great Myths and Legends Lecture Series (nine lectures) are $40; $15 for Penn Museum Members. Single lectures are $5, or $2 for Museum members in advance; $10 for all at the door. All programs begin at 6:00 pm on the first Wednesday of the month.

 Get Tickets

Guests to the event receive a discount coupon to visit the Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life at the Franklin Institute (coupon good through December 23rd.)

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LOCATION:

Penn Museum

3260 South St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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