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Royal tomb of King Artaxerxes I., Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia
The higher part of a column from Apadana of Persepolis, Iran.
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Persian bull's head capital from Persepolis. At the Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
One of numerous examples of bas-relief in Persepolis, Iran: Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC) until its destruction by Alexander the Great, when the city gradually declined over the course of time.
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Xerxes I (ruled 486-465 BCE), also known as Xerxes the Great, was the king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. His official title was Shahanshah which, though usually translated as `emperor’, actually means `king of kings’. He is identified as the Ahasuerus of Persia in the biblical Book of Esther
Gate of All Nations. Persepolis, modern-day Iran. Construction ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes (r. 486-465 BCE)
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Gate of all nations or Gate of Xerxes located at the ancient city of Persepolis. 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. Xerxes, who built this structure, named it "The Gate of All Countries" during the Persian empire. Xerxes I is believed to be the Persian king identified as Ahasuerus in the biblical book of Esther.
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The tomb of Xerxes I at Naqsh-e Rustam archeological site, Fars, Iran (by kamshots).
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Iran - Persepolis _ Detail of a southern portal with the king Xerxes .