The ruins of Persepolis, symbol of Persian might at its zenith, rise starkly today from a plain in southern Iran, set on a walled terrace near the foot of a mountain. More
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The monumental tombs in Naqsh-e-Rostam
Just a few kilometers north of Persepolis, the monumental tombs of Darius II, Artaxerxes I and Darius I were hewn into a rock cliff, called Naqsh-e-Rostam. More
The lion and the bull, and the astronomy in Persepolis
The lion and bull combat is a recurrent theme among Persepolis sculptures. More
Persepolis, a Greek name
2.500 years after it was built, the ruines of Persepoli site, the greatest and impressive persian Achaemenid kings residence, More
