All about Persepolis
All about Persepolis in Shiraz(Takht-e Jamshid) Persepolis Persepolis (Old Persian: Parsa, New Persian: Takht-e Jamshid or Parseh) literal meaning “city of Persians”, was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire(ca. 550–330 BC). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of city of Shiraz in the Fars Province in Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. It exemplifies …