Nathalie Choubineh

Nathalie Choubineh

Biography

Nathalie is a translator, researcher, and writer with publications on ancient history, dance in ancient art and history, ethnomusicology, literature, and drama. She holds two BA degrees, both from the University of Tehran, in English Language and Literature and Music, as well as a master's degree in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations from the University of Leicester, and a PhD in Classics from the University of Reading.
Nathalie's publications include chapters in two books exploring the history, ethnology, and iconography of Persian dance. In collaboration with the Iranian Institute of Anthropology and Culture, she has also written essays on various topics in archaeology and ancient history. She began her voluntary work for the World History Encyclopedia in 2020 as a translator and content writer and has continued her collaboration since then alongside her professional activities in research and teaching.

Education

  • PhD in Classics, University of Reading, 2014-2019
  • MA in Classical Mediterranean Civilizations, University of Leicester, 2012-2014
  • BA in Music, University of Tehran, 1991-1995
  • BA in English Language and Literature, University of Tehran, 1988-1991

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Kish
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Kish - The First City of Political Prominence in History

Kish was one of the most significant and politically prestigious city-states in ancient Mesopotamia...
The Kish Tablet
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The Kish Tablet - And the Earliest Evidence of Writing

The Kish Tablet, illustration by José-Manuel Benito, July 2006. The Kish Tablet, from Tell al-Uhaymir...
Dog-Shaped Gold Amulet From Kish
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Dog-Shaped Gold Amulet From Kish - Neo-Babylonian Period, 700-500 BCE

Dog-shaped amulet, gold sculpture, Kish, modern-day Babil Governorate, Iraq, 700-500...
Eurydice I
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Eurydice I - The First Macedonian Queen with Political Influence

Eurydice I (circa 410 to before 343 BCE) is the earliest queen in the history of ancient...
Curse Tablet from Pella, Ancient Kingdom of Macedonia
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Curse Tablet from Pella, Ancient Kingdom of Macedonia

Pella curse tablet, lead scroll, first half of the 4th century BCE. Writing and dedicating a curse...
Seven-Bowl Sweetmeat Dish from Iran
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Seven-Bowl Sweetmeat Dish from Iran

Seven-bowl sweetmeat dish from Iran, 13th to 14th century. Sweetmeat dishes are notable for their infrequent...
Boundary Marker with an Official Inscription from Chalkidiki
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Boundary Marker with an Official Inscription from Chalkidiki

Inscribed stone boundary marker from Chalkidiki, c.350 to 300 BCE. Archaeological Museum...
Cleopatra of Macedon
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Cleopatra of Macedon

Cleopatra of Macedon (355/4-308 BCE), daughter of Philip II of Macedon (reign 359-336 BCE) and his Molossian queen, Olympias...
Terracotta Bust of a Noble Maiden from Pella
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Terracotta Bust of a Noble Maiden from Pella

Terracotta bust of a maiden wearing a high-profile crown, from Pella, c. 320-300 BCE. Archaeological Museum...
Minoan Ivory Sceptre Covered with Two Linear A Inscriptions
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Minoan Ivory Sceptre Covered with Two Linear A Inscriptions

The Minoan ivory scepter discovered in Crete in 2024 is engraved with the longest Linear A...
Herakleia Lynkestis
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Herakleia Lynkestis

Herakleia Lynkestis (Heraclea Lyncestis; Ἡράκλεια Λυγκηστίς) was a city in the ancient kingdom of Macedon not far from modern...
The archaeological site and museum of Heraklia Lynkestis near Bitola, North Macedonia
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The archaeological site and museum of Heraklia Lynkestis near Bitola, North Macedonia

Heraklia Lynkestis is the archaeological site of an ancient city of the...

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