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From \u201cbarbaric\u201d trousers to decadent drinking cups, Jamie Fraser and Kelly Accetta Crowe explore how ideas about luxury and power shaped the Greco-Persian world <\/p>

By Emily Briffett\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 30 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When Greek soldiers captured the royal command tent of the Persian king during the Greco-Persian wars, they were stunned by what they saw. Their mighty adversary\u2019s seat of power was absolutely dripping with dazzling decadence \u2013 and, to the Greeks, indulging in this luxurious lifestyle was the reason for the Persians\u2019 downfall. Speaking to Emily Briffett, curators Jamie Fraser and Kelly Accetta Crowe explain what a new British Museum exhibition can reveal about how the Persians and Greeks thought about luxury, wealth, democracy and power.<\/p>\n\n

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