Persepolis

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Persepolis, photo by Asana Mashouf.

Persepolis (Old Persian تخت جمشید, 'Takht-e Jamshid') was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Archaeological and written evidence suggests that Persepolis was founded around 518 BC by Darius I.[1][2] Alexander the Great sacked Persepolis in 333 BC in delayed retribution for the sacking of Athens by the Persians in 480 B.C.

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References

  1. Persepolis Official Site In Farsi
  2. The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005