Persepolis

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• Alternate names for the site were added (Parseh; Takht e Jamshid).
• A hypothesis of governmental use under Cyrus and Cambyses II was introduced despite noting no archaeological traces.
• The chronology/description of Alexander's presence was updated to specify he remained for months and that a fire occurred in spring 330 BC.
• Concrete terrace dimensions (about 450 m × 300 m) were newly stated.

Add: Persepolis or Parseh also known in modern Persian as Takht e Jamshid Throne of Jamshid was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Add: There are some indications that the site of Persepolis was already a government centre under Cyrus the Great and his son Cambyses II but no archaeological traces of this older phase have been found. Add: Alexander remained at Persepolis for several months In the spring of 330 BC before leaving the city a fire. Add: The terrace measures close to 450 m in length and 300 m in width.

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