Though evidence of prehistoric settlement at Persepolis has been discovered, inscriptions indicate that construction of the city began under Darius I the Great(reigned 522--486 BC). As a member of a new branch of the royal house, Darius made Persepolis the new capital of Persia (replacing Pasargadae, the burial place of Cyrus the Great).
Built in a remote and mountainous region, Persepolis was an inconvenient royal residence, visited mainly in the spring. The effective administration of the Achaemenian Empire was carried on from Susa, Babylon, or Ecbatana. This accounts for the Greeks being unacquainted with Persepolis until Alexander the great's invasion of Asia.
In 330 BC, Alexander the Great plundered the city and burned the palace of Xerxes, probably to symbolize the end of his Panhellenic war of revenge. In 316 BC Persepolis was still the capital of Persis as a province of the Macedonian empire, but the city gradually declined in the Seleucid period and after. In the 3rd century AD the nearby city of Istakhr became the centre of the Sasanian empire. Today, relatively well-preserved ruins attest to Persepolis' ancient glory.
Persepolis is the Greek name for the area that was once Persia which includes Iran... where the book takes place
Persepolis F.C. was created in 1963-12.
But back in 550-330 BC Persepolis was the capital city of ancient Persia. Currently Persepolis is an archaeological ruin in Iran. The capital of Iran is Tehran.
He defeats the Persians, whose leader is Xerxes, and burns down the Persian's palace
Advanced cities of Ancient Persia were the Persepolis, Susa, and the Ecbatana. Persepolis was the capital of the Persian kingdom.
Persepolis. Persepolis.
Persepolis - film - was created on 2007-05-23.
Persepolis FSC was created in 1975.
The Production Budget for Persepolis was $7,300,000.
Persepolis is the Greek name for the area that was once Persia which includes Iran... where the book takes place
Marjane Satrapi wrote the book Persepolis.
Persepolis F.C. was created in 1963-12.
Persepolis Men was created in 2008-08.
The duration of Persepolis Men is 3120.0 seconds.
The duration of Persepolis - film - is 1.58 hours.
Persepolis was written by Marjane Sarapi, who was born in Iran but is French.
Persepolis Dareshahr F.C. was created in 2009.