Persepolis comes from the Greek name which means “Persian City.”
Actual name of the city was called Parsa which meant “City of the Persians.”
Persepolis was constructed around 515 B.C. by King Darius The Great.
Persepolis was not like a modern day capital city. Mainly a ceremonial city to host festivities.
The city was located in a remote location in the Zagros Mountains in Eastern Iran.
Persepolis was controlled by the Persian Empire also known as the Achaemenid Empire.
Persian Empire expanded from Eastern India to Egypt up through Turkey at its peak.
Persian Empire was established by King Cyrus the Great.
Main hub of the Persian culture and empire was located in the present day countries of Iraq and Iran.
Other capitals of the Persian Empire were Babylon and Susa.
Persian Empire is well known for its fighting and conflict with the Greeks in the Persian Wars. Depicted in the popular film “300.”
Persian kings and empire are brought up multiple times throughout the Old Testament in the Bible.
Right outside of the city of Persepolis are the tombs of some of the great Persian Kings.
Persian Empire started to decline after the death of King Darius.
Alexander the Great was the king of the Macedonian Empire.
Alexander became king at age 20 and conquered the Persian and Egyptian empires within 6 years.
In 330 B.C. Alexander destroyed Persepolis, ended the rule of the Persians.
Conquering of the Persian Empire brought Greek culture and hellenization out East.
Presented by Stan Sroczynski