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Persepolis   /pərsˈɛpələs/   Listen
Persepolis

noun
1.
An ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins.





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"Persepolis" Quotes from Famous Books



... majestic ruins of Cyzicus. The broken columns, the marbles prone on the sward, recalled to him the ruins of the palace of the Queen of Saba Balkis, erected by the order of Solomon, the remains of Istakhr (Persepolis), and of Tadmor (Palmyra). One evening when seated by the sea-shore, he saw, by the light of the moon (Aidindjik, the crescent moon), the porticoes and peristyles reflected in the waves. Clouds passed along the surface of the sea, and he imagined that he saw these ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 • Various


Words linked to "Persepolis" :   Iran, Persia, metropolis, Islamic Republic of Iran, city, urban center


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