persepolis in English

noun
1
a city in ancient Persia, northeast of Shiraz. It was founded in the late 6th century bc by Darius I as the ceremonial capital of Persia under the Achaemenid dynasty.

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1. Relief from the Persian palace of Persepolis

2. When Alexander looted and destroyed Persepolis, he paid a visit to the tomb of Cyrus.

3. On 5 July 2015 Marić signed a one-year deal with Iranian club Persepolis.

4. Achaemenian art is a logical continuation of what preceded it, culminating in the superb technical skill and unprecedented splendour so evident at Persepolis

5. Alexander entered Persis, the cradle of the Achaemenian house, and came upon fresh masses of treasure in the royal city, Persepolis

6. 22 The party was held in the ruins of Persepolis, which was built by Darius and burned by Alexander the Great.

7. The extraordinary architectural legacy of the Achaemenids is best seen in the ruins of the opulent city of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

8. Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions The palace decoration of Ashurbanipal Assyria vs Elam: The battle of Til Tuba Persian Browse this content Ancient Persia, an introduction The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia Capital of a column from the audience hall of the palace of Darius I, Susa Persepolis: The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes Parthian

9. Achaemenid King Tombs in the ancient Naqsh-e Rustam necropolis, located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis In the Classical period, there were many Kings of Persia, but few were ever as powerful as the Achaemenids.As Kings of Persia, they ruled over the largest empire the ancient world has ever seen, which stretched from the Indus River in the east to the Balkan Peninsula in the west.