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Oct 21, 2022 · There is a good deal of truth in the author's idea, but in his eagerness to set the record straight, Llewellyn-Jones has produced a work that often feels less like a fresh perspective on a misunderstood people and more like an extended polemic against Western historiography in general and the Ancient Greeks in particular.
Aug 26, 2021 · In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled. Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art, and archaeology, he shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world’s first superpower—one built, despite its imperial ambition, on cooperation and tolerance.
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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones has 20 books on Goodreads with 9144 ratings. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones’s most popular book is Persians: The Age of the Great Kings.
Oct 23, 2020 · Here, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones explains why that needs correcting, looks at its cultural achievements and discusses why the first Persian empire is worth studying in its own right and on its own terms.
Jul 2, 2022 · The book is at its strongest in the chapters narrating the foundations of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Llewellyn-Jones manages his sources and incorporates them into his narrative history with an engrossing momentum. Equally well done is the chapter on Xerxes.
Jun 6, 2024 · Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones takes a major step toward rectifying this oversight with The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt, which digs deep into the historical record to bring this dynasty to life in an easily readable, powerful narrative that makes “Game of Thrones” seem like child’s play.
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May 21, 2024 · Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones. 4.02. 171 ratings45 reviews. Want to read. Kindle $19.99. Rate this book. The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt. One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler.
