1. Persepolis - Noun
2. Persepolis - Proper noun
an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
Source: WordNetCameron, 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