Persepolis, an ancient city located in the Fars Province of Iran, stands as one of the most significant archaeological sites ...

Xerses, The Achaemenid is a trade-focused leader in ... so try not to plant a town directly on top of their capital, otherwise you'll shortly find yourself at war. Ideally, you want to take ...

Construction of its immense terrace was begun about 518 BC by Darius the Great, the Achaemenid Empire’s king ... typical was the double-bull capital where, resting on double volutes, the forequarters ...

Drawing on the rich history of 'multi-national' empires that had dominated the region since the third millennium BC, Cyrus sought to make his Achaemenid Empire ... sacked their capital and court.