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New page: '''Persepolis''' (Old Persian '''تخت جمشید''', 'Takht-e Jamshid') was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Archaeological and written evidence suggests that Persepo...
'''Persepolis''' (Old Persian '''تخت جمشید''', 'Takht-e Jamshid') was the ceremonial capital of the [[Achaemenid Empire]]. Archaeological and written evidence suggests that Persepolis was founded around 518BC.<ref>[http://www.persepolis.ir/ Persepolis Official Site] '''In Farsi'''</ref><ref>[http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Archaeology/Hakhamaneshian/persepolis.htm "PARSA" PALACE COMPLEX]</ref> [[Alexander the Great]] sacked Persepolis in 333BC
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