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Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, is celebrated as one of the most remarkable architectural achievements of the ancient world. Erected approximately 2,500 years ago, this ...

SHIRAZ - The National Museum of Iran inaugurated the exhibition “Elam: The Dawn of Iranian Civilization” at the Persepolis ...

Empire, Authority, and Autonomy in Achaemenid Anatolia (Cambridge University Press, 2013) considers all of Anatolia. Her second book is a diachronic excavation monograph, Gordion Seals and Sealings: ...

For the kings of the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled much of the ancient ... a role known from records such as the Persepolis Administrative Archives to have been one of the highest trust.

Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire, and dates back to 515 BC. It was declared by Unesco to be a World Heritage Site in 1979. Alamy Showing Darius the Great of the Achaemenid ...