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How the Persians were written out of history
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones reveals how a mighty ancient empire fell foul of a Greek smear campaign
- Spencer Mizen
Published: June 8, 2022 at 4:43 PM
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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells Spencer Mizen why Eurocentric depictions of the “barbarous” Persians have obscured the achievements of one of the ancient world’s great civilisations.
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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is the author of Persians: The Age of The Great Kings (Wildfire, 2022)
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Spencer MizenSenior production editor
Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine
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