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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient History at Cardiff University and a specialist in the histories and cultures of ancient Iran and Greece. He also works on dress and gender in antiquity and on the ancient world in popular culture, especially Hollywood cinema.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 2,761 ratings · 417 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Persians: The Age of the Great Kings 4.08 avg rating — 2,216 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cleopatras: The Forgotten Queens of Egypt 4.03 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 2024 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ctesias' History of Persia: Tales of the Orient by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1991 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aphrodite's Tortoise: The Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King and Court in Ancient Persia 559 to 331 BCE 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther: Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Babylon: The Mother of All Cities, from the critically acclaimed ancient historian and author of The Persians really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Designs on the Past: How Hollywood Created the Ancient World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Alex McAuley really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Had he not been caught between the two giants of Persian history, Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great, Cambyses might now be better remembered for playing a significant part in Persia’s history.”
― Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

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“A king waited to see which of his sons showed the most potential for rulership, or displayed characteristics which he himself recognised as desirable.”
― Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

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“But it must be conceded that as Persia grew in power and status, it exponentially required and desired slaves to make the imperial system work.”
― Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

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