Persepolis: The Lost City of the Persian Empire

Long before it became a legendary ruin, Persepolis was built to
show the power of an empire.


In the 6th century BCE, Darius I ordered the construction of a
magnificent ceremonial capital filled with towering columns,
massive stairways, and grand palaces designed to impress the
world.


For nearly two centuries, Persepolis stood as a symbol of the
vast Persian Empire.


Then a young conqueror arrived—Alexander the Great—and one
dramatic night changed the fate of the city forever.


What really happened to one of the greatest cities of the ancient
world?


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end.


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