Persepolis – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:16:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Persepolis – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Persepolis, Capital of the Ancient Persian Achaemenid Empire https://brewminate.com/persepolis-capital-of-the-ancient-persian-achaemenid-empire/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:27:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=110654 It was the capital from the reign of Darius I (the Great, r. 522-486 BCE) until its destruction

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Painting Persepolis in the 18th Century: Sir Robert Ker Porter’s Travels https://brewminate.com/painting-persepolis-in-the-18th-century-sir-robert-ker-porters-travels/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:31:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=100126 Porter gave a glimpse into a region that was largely unknown to most Europeans. Introduction Sir Robert Ker

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Revenge for Athens: Alexander the Great and the Burning of Persepolis https://brewminate.com/revenge-for-athens-alexander-the-great-and-the-burning-of-persepolis/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 17:52:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=93029 After looting its treasures, Alexander burned the great palace and surrounding city to the ground, as Xerxes had

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Persepolis: Ancient Ceremonial Capital of the Achaemenid Empire https://brewminate.com/persepolis-ancient-ceremonial-capital-of-the-achaemenid-empire/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:30:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=86024 The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BCE. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. Name

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