Persepolis Archives | Tours of Iran Best Iran Tours 2024 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://toursofiran.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-logo-abi-ba-esme-1-32x32.jpg Persepolis Archives | Tours of Iran 32 32 Persepolis Travel Guide: Discover the Heart of Ancient Persia https://toursofiran.com/persepolis-ancient-persia/ https://toursofiran.com/persepolis-ancient-persia/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:16:32 +0000 https://toursofiran.com/blog/?p=762 Persepolis was the example par excellence of the dynastic city, the symbol of the Achaemenid dynasty, which is why it was burned by the Greeks of Alexander the Great in 330. According to Plutarch, they carried away its treasures on 20,000 mules and 5,000 camels. What remains today, dominating the city, is the immense stone terrace (530 m by 330 m), half natural, half artificial, backed against the mountains.

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