Ancient History/Persepolis
PERSEPOLIS
PERSEPOLIS
Ancient Persia was a large region that was ruled by the Persian kings, until they were defeated by Alexander the Great. Ancient Persia comprised of south-west Asia (present day Iran).
ABOUT PERSEPOLIS
Persepolis is an Ancient Persian city, northeast of modern Shiraz in Iran. It was one of the capitals of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius I and Xerxes I and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great.
Persepolis had a particular purpose and this was shown in its size, its setting and the impressive architectural features of the building. Its purpose was to intimidate visitors that came into the city. The site area was approximately 135000 square metres.
Susa was the capital of the kingdom of Elam and a capital of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.
Pasargadae is the Persian capital of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire. It was located in south western Iran about 48 kilometres from Persepolis.
Persepolis was located at the foot of Kuh-I Rahmat Mountain, the ‘mountain of mercy’. An artificial terrace, 500 by 400 metres, was built up against the mountain and supported by massive blocks of limestone up to 20 metres high.
PERSIANS KINGS
The Persian kings were considered to be the ‘king of kings’. They were presented as great worriers, strong leaders, and magnificent successors. They were considered as a godly figure.
Persia has been ruled by many great kings and some of those kings are:
DARIUS I
Darius I ruled the Persian Empire from 521-485BC. He conquered the Indus valley and attacked the Scythians, but never conquered them or the Greeks at whose hands he suffered a defeat in the battle of Marathon. He began building the religious and administrative centre at Persepolis. Darius I built the treasury and had finished the palace at Susa in media when he decided to build another capital at Persia, called PERSEPOLIS.
Xerxes I
Xerxes I ruled
PERSEPOLIS
Ancient Persia was a large region that was ruled by the Persian kings, until they were defeated by Alexander the Great. Ancient Persia comprised of south-west Asia (present day Iran).
ABOUT PERSEPOLIS
Persepolis is an Ancient Persian city, northeast of modern Shiraz in Iran. It was one of the capitals of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius I and Xerxes I and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great.
Persepolis had a particular purpose and this was shown in its size, its setting and the impressive architectural features of the building. Its purpose was to intimidate visitors that came into the city. The site area was approximately 135000 square metres.
Susa was the capital of the kingdom of Elam and a capital of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.
Pasargadae is the Persian capital of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire. It was located in south western Iran about 48 kilometres from Persepolis.
Persepolis was located at the foot of Kuh-I Rahmat Mountain, the ‘mountain of mercy’. An artificial terrace, 500 by 400 metres, was built up against the mountain and supported by massive blocks of limestone up to 20 metres high.
PERSIANS KINGS
The Persian kings were considered to be the ‘king of kings’. They were presented as great worriers, strong leaders, and magnificent successors. They were considered as a godly figure.
Persia has been ruled by many great kings and some of those kings are:
DARIUS I
Darius I ruled the Persian Empire from 521-485BC. He conquered the Indus valley and attacked the Scythians, but never conquered them or the Greeks at whose hands he suffered a defeat in the battle of Marathon. He began building the religious and administrative centre at Persepolis. Darius I built the treasury and had finished the palace at Susa in media when he decided to build another capital at Persia, called PERSEPOLIS.
Xerxes I
Xerxes I ruled