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Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

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Overview

 

 

Professor in Ancient History at Cardiff University with specialisms in Iranian history, the ancient Near East and Egypt; Global antiquities, Gender; and Reception Studies

Series Editor - Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Edinburgh University Press.

Series Editor - Screening Antiquity. Edinburgh University Press

Board of the British Institute of Persian Studies

 

My main research interests are:

Ancient Iran and the Near East; Egypt; east-west relations in antiquity; global antiquity; stoytelling traditions; court society; gender and sexuality; reception of history in the arts and popular culture

I am available for Phd supervision for all of these subjects and others by negotiation.

Publication

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Articles

Book sections

Books

Research

 

Research interests

  • Iranian Studies
  • East-West Encounters
  • Cross cultural and cross temporal comparatives
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Egypt and the Near East
  • Reception of antiquity in the arts and popular culture
  • Storytelling
  • Global Histories

OUTREACH

Recent Television Apperances 

Alexander: the Making of a God (Nextflix; 6 episodes)

Ancient Megacities (PRIME; 3 episodes)

Queens of Ancient Egypt (PRIME; 1 episode)

The Art of Persia (BBC; 3 episodes)

Recent Podcasts: 

The Persian Wars: Darius, Athens and the Battle of Marathon

The Walls of Babylon

Rise of the Persians

Persia & the Bible

Cyrus the Great

Persepolis

The Persepolis Fortification Texts

Palaces in Paradise: Centres of the Persian World

Darius the Great

The Cleopatras: A Dynasty of Rule Breakers

The Tower of Babel – Live Podcast at the London Podcast Festival

The Wise Men

Cyrus the Great: Building the First Superpower

Darius the Great: Ruling from India to the Mediterranean

Salamis: Athens’ Revenge

The Magnificent Seven Cleopatras

Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther

David, Bathsheba & Harem Politics

Animals in the Biblical World

How the Persians were written out of history

The Persian empire: everything you wanted to know

 

Recent Media & Public Appearances 

 

 

Teaching

Studying Shahnameh - the Persian Book of Kings - in the third year class, The Persians

 

Current UG Modules

  • The Persians
  • Projecting the Past
  • A World Full of Gods
  • Ancient Languages
  • Ancient History: The Near East, Greece, and Rome
  • Ancient Objects
  • Greece and the Near East
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Past and Present 

Second Year Independent Study

Final Year Dissertations

Topic areas for undergraduate supervision:

  • Achamenid Dynasty of Iran, 559-331 BCE
  • Ancient Persian Empire
  • History & Culture of Iran
  • Greek and Persian interactions in antiquity
  • Ancient Historiography
  • Near Eastern and Egyptian Hostory & Culture
  • Gender, dress, sexuality in antiquity
  • Reception of antiquity in the arts, especially Hollywood cinema

Topic areas for MA, MPhil, PhD supervision:

  • Iranian Studies
  • Near Eastern Studies and Egyptology
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Global Antiquities
  • Reception Studies

 

Biography

 

I was born in Bridgend, raised in Cefn Cribwr, and attended Cynffig Comprehensive School. I recieved my undergraduate degree at the University of Hull (1985-1988), followed by a Masters (1996-1997) and a PhD (1997-2000) in Ancient History at Cardiff University. Following a Research Fellowship at the Open University and a lectureship at Exeter, I joined the Classics department at the University of Edinburgh in 2004 and in 2015 I became Professor of Ancient Greek and Iranian Studies. I took up the Chair of Ancient History at Cardiff University in February 2016.

My research interests are many and varied and I take a global view of antiquity. My main field of interest is in ancient Iran and its legacy, but I also work on the histories and cultures of ancient Egypt and the Near East more widely. I have worked extensively on Greek cultural histories, on gender in the ancient world, and on the reception of the past in popular culture and the arts. 

My recent publications on ancient Persia and Ptolemaic Egypt have been translated into over fifteen languages, helping to forground Ancient History in the public mindset. 

I travel frequently to IMiddle East, often leading cultural and historical study tours. I have worked with the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, PRIME, and the History Channel and even with Hollywood production companies as historical advisor. I am a regular reviewer for The Times and Times Higher Education.

I recently worked alongside the British Museum on an exhibition that looked at conceptions of luxury in ancient Persia and Greece. As part of the project, I got to use my research on ancient dress to recreate some ancient Persian garments. They went on display in the BM and were seen by over 30,000 people!

 

Follow my blog, Persian Things

For cultural tours see: www.martinrandall.com

Education and qualifications

  • 1997 - 2000 PhD. Ancient History, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
  • 1996 - 1997 MA (Distinction) Ancient History, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
  • 1985 - 1988 BA (Hons) Drama, University of Hull, England, UK.

Honours and awards

  • Iran Heritage grant
  • British Consul Starting Fund
  • Principal's Knowledge Exchange Grant
  • AHRC conference funding
  • Carnegie Trust Award

Professional memberships

Present - Trustee of the British Institute of Persian Studies

02/2016 - Present Chair of Ancient History, Cardiff University

08/2015 - 01/2016 Chair of Ancient Greek and Iranian Studies, University of Edinburgh.

08/2010 - 07/2015 Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Edinburgh.

08/2004 - 07/2010 Lecturer in Ancient History, School of History, Classics &\; Archaeology, University of Edinburgh.

08/2003 - 07/2004 Lecturer in Ancient History, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter.

01/2000 - 08/2003 Research Fellow, Department of Classical Studies, The Open University

  • Head of Classics, University of Edinburgh
  • Associate Dean (Academic Conduct)
  • Principal Discipline Officer
  • College Recruitment & Admissions Committee
  • College Recruitment Team
  • College Recognition Awards Committee
  • College Fitness to Study Committee

Academic positions

Editorships

Series Editor for Edinburgh University Press (commissioning and overseeing production of monographs and edited volumes from established academics):

Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia

Screening Antiquity (Co-Series Editor, with Prof. Monica Cyrino)

Editorial boards

  • Journal of Greek Archaeology
  • CADMO, Ancient History Review of the University of Lisbon
  • DABIR (Digital Archive of Brief notes & Iran Review)

Membership of academic societies

  • British Institute of Persian Studies
  • Society for the Study of the Old Testament
  • St Andrews Centre for the Study of Iranian Civilization
  • Iran Heritage Foundation
  • Textile Research Centre, Leiden
  • The Classical Association
  • The Classical Association of Scotland

Committees and reviewing

  • Present - Member of SHARE Impact & KE Committee
  • Present - NSS Champion, Ancient History

Supervisions

  • Iranian Studies
  • East-West Encounters 
  • Global approaches to Antiquity
  • Near Eastern Studies
  • Egyptology
  • Cross cultural studies
  • Gender and sexuality 
  • Reception of antiquity in the arts and popular culture

Current supervision

Contact Details

Email Llewellyn-JonesL@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 29208 75652
Campuses John Percival Building, Room 5.42, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

Specialisms

  • Near Eastern Studies
  • Reception Studies
  • Egyptology
  • Global AntiquitiIes
  • Iranian Studies