Persepolis

Speech parts

1. Persepolis - Noun

2. Persepolis - Proper noun

Meaning

an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins

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Examples

Cameron, George G. Persepolis Treasury Tablets, University of Chicago Press, 1948, pp. 115. Phonetically, this is interpreted as /tiračis/ or /ćiračis/. Source: Internet

But Persepolis needed only six minutes to draw level, with Abdi Mehdi producing an excellent header past Al Nassr goalkeeper Brad Jones off a cross from Resan. Source: Internet

He then stormed the pass of the Persian Gates (in the modern Zagros Mountains ) which had been blocked by a Persian army under Ariobarzanes and then hurried to Persepolis before its garrison could loot the treasury. Source: Internet

However, among the Persepolis Fortification Tablets there is one in Elamite that refers to the "šumar of Cambyses and Lady Upanduš in Narezzaš". Source: Internet

Bas-reliefs of Persian soldiers together with Median soldiers are prevalent in Persepolis. Source: Internet

Cinema and animation main The earliest examples of visual representations in Iranian history are traced back to the bas-reliefs of Persepolis, c. 500 BC. Source: Internet

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