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Tag: Sassanian
Persepolis: Echoes of an Empire
By Dr. Dariush Mehrvand, Professor of Ancient Iranian Studies, University of Shiraz The morning sun casts long shadows across the stone terraces of Takht-e Jamshid, as locals call it. I stand where kings once stood, feeling the same warmth on…