INV. 013 · Archaeological site
The Apadana of Persepolis
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Stairway and hall at Persepolis, one of the Achaemenid capitals marked on the book's Map 2.1. The book illustrates the chapter with a relief of Darius the Great (figure 2.2), which this photograph does not reproduce.
Editorial note: Date, institution and provenance come only from the Wikimedia Commons record and have not yet been checked against the institution's catalogue.
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Nature
- Modern site photographA recent photograph of a historical site.
- Date of the object
- unknownThe Commons record consulted gives no date; the book places Persepolis among the capitals of the Achaemenid empire (539 to 332 BCE).
- Depicts
- Ruins of the audience hall at Persepolis.
- Image
- Pentocelo
- Licence
- Domínio público
- Retrieved
- Commons API, 2026-10-14
Sourced historical context
Map 2.1 of the book shows the empire of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty (539 to 332 BCE), with Babylon, Judah/Yehud with Jerusalem, Egypt with Elephantine and the capitals Susa, Persepolis and Ecbatana. The book illustrates the chapter with a relief sculpture of King Darius the Great (figure 2.2).