Description: An eye-opening publication that contrasts perceptions of luxury - together with its positive and negative connotations - in imperial Persia; democratic Athens and the Hellenistic world between 600 and 200 BCE.
Brief description: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor in Ancient History at Cardiff University and Director of the Ancient Iran Program for the British Institute of Persian Studies. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Persians: The Age of the Great Kings (2022).
Review Quotes: "Luxuriously illustrated... Luxury and Power challenges the Western narrative that presents Persian rulers as opulent despots and instead invokes archaeology, architecture, and literature to demonstrate that the Greeks both appreciated and adapted Persian modes of luxury and power into their own repertoire."-- "Asian Review of Books"