Living the life of luxury with the Persians & Greeks
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The Politics of Luxury in Ancient Persia
Luxury is an imperial tool of statecraft in ancient Persia. But there's also that element of being subversive as well, because where once you look east and it's something associated with the Persian king or the various rulers who represent him,. Well, it's the Greek women parading through. And so it's political danger.
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