Layout of Persepolis

the history of Persepolis as revealed through the sources, including:

• the layout of the city of Persepolis, the features of the city and their role in everyday life

• design and ornamentation of the Achaemenid period

• the role of Persepolis as a centre of Persian power

• debate over the role of Alexander the Great in the destruction of Persepolis

The Layout of the City

The history of Persepolis as revealed through the sources, including:

the layout of the city of Persepolis, the features of the city and their role in everyday life

Text Chapter 14.5 Layout and architectural features of Persepolis

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Some resources: Persepolis - Images of an Empire; Persepolis and Ancient Iran; Persepolis - A Virtual Reconstruction (video).