Fabrizio Sinisi

Biography

1972 Born in Rome (Italy) 1999 Degree (MA) in the subject "Storia dell'India e dell'Asia centrale" at the University "La Sapienza" (Rome). Theme of the final paper supervised by Prof. P. Daffinà and Prof. G. Gnoli: "Uno studio sul pantheon monetario dei Kushana" 2000 Collaboration on the project COFIN 1999 - "Studi sulla trasmissione di iconographie fra Mediterraneo e Asia in età classica e ellenistica" 11.2000 - 11.2003 PhD program at the University "La Sapienza" (Rome) in the department "Studi filologici e letterari sul Vicino Oriente antico e l'Iran preislamico" 2003 Collaboration on the project COFIN 2002 - "Rapporti tra trasissione iconografica e sincretismo religioso tra Mediterraneo ed Asia in età classica ed ellenistica" 05.2004 Completion of PhD studies with the dissertation "Uno studio di paleografia medio-persiana: i sigilli dei magi sasanidi"  11.2004 - 03.2005 Employment at the Dipartimento di Studi Orientali of the University "La Sapienza" (Rome): "Ricerca e documentazione epigrafica e iconografica sulla glittica sasanide" 2005 Collaboration on the project Nybeg COFIN 2004 on the digitization of Middle Persian texts within the framework of the international project "Middle-Persian Dictionary" 2005 - 2006 Participation in the "Joint Irano-Italian Archaeological Mission" of the "Iranian Center for Archaeological Research" and the University of Bologna (with the participation of the IsIAO) in Tang-e Bolaghi (Fars, Iran), as part of the "Sivand Dam Archaeological Rescue Project" 2006 Participation in the archaeological excavation campaign of the IsIAO in Paikoli, Kurdistan Autonomous Region, Iraq since 01.2007 Researcher of the Numismatic Commission of the ÖAW 2008 Participation in the "Joint Irano-Italian Archaeological Mission" of the "Iranian Center for Archaeological Research" of the University of Bologna and the IsIAO in Persepolis, Iran 2009 - 2012 Lecturer at the Dipartimento di Studi Orientali and at the Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichita 'of the University "La Sapienza" (Rome) 10.2009 - 12.2012 Employee of the FWF-funded research project "Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum VI" (P21850-G19, project leader M. Alram)

Research Interest

History, Cultural History, Numismatics and Sphragistics of pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia (Arsacids, Sasanids, Kushan)