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4 days ago · Persepolis ( / pərˈsɛpəlɪs /; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Pārsa; New Persian: تخت جمشید, romanized : Takht-e Jamshīd, lit. 'Throne of Jamshid ') was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire ( c. 550–330 BC ). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of ...
6 days ago · Darius the Great. Darius I ( Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: ΔαρεῖοςDareios; c.550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.
5 days ago · The pattern of this design, created by Edward Zahrabian, is based on a griffin statue found in Persepolis. A common mistake regarding this is the assumption that the griffin is the same as the mythical bird Homa, but this is incorrect. This mistake has arisen because the acronym for the National Airline of Iran in Persian is "Homa".
1 day ago · The Cyrus Cylinder was discovered in the ruins of Babylon, in modern Iraq, in March 1879. The ancient relic, which was a foundation deposit at the city’s main temple, the Ésagila, was made of baked clay, and measured 22.5 cm (8.85 in) in length. On the cylinder is an account detailing the conquest of Babylon in 539 BC by Persian king Cyrus ...
6 days ago · Ottimo per i ragazzi e giovani adulti. Non voglio essere dissacrante. La mia opinione è quella di una donna delusa. Lessi "Persepolis" la prima volta a 16 anni. Vidi il film. Me ne innamorai. Persepolis era annoverato come uno dei miei film preferiti. L'anno scorso girovagando per le librerie ho trovato un'edizione economica di Persepolis, l ...
6 days ago · BD (divers) de Marjane Satrapi · juillet 2002 (France) Groupe : Persepolis Résumé : Dans ce troisième volume, nous découvrons l'exil de la petite Marjane en Autriche, ses expériences chez les bonnes sœurs et chez les autres exilés iraniens, l'apprentissage d'un Occident qui la surprend et l'amène à revendiquer haut et fort ses origines.
4 days ago · Posted onMay 10, 2024by The Librain. Hello and welcome to today’s post. This week a new scarf arrived. What a surprise! Well, no it isn’t really because, as regular visitors and friends know, I am a total scarf maniac! Usually these days I buy scarves from brands that are familiar to me.
