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'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 the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. [2]
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, [16] also known as the Persian Empire [16] or First Persian Empire [17] (/ ə ˈ k iː m ə n ɪ d /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' [18] or 'The Kingdom' [19]), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
She focuses on cultural interactions in Anatolia, with an emphasis on the history of the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BC) in Anatolia. She received her AB (summa cum laude) in 1991 from Harvard University and her PhD in 1997 from the University of Michigan (Dissertation: "Satrapal Sardis: Aspects of Empire in an Achaemenid Capital").
Pasargadae (/pə'sɑrgədi/; [a] Persian: پاسارگاد, romanized: Pāsārgād) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC). Today it is an archaeological site located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the northeast of the modern city of Shiraz.
Ecbatana [a] (/ ɛ k ˈ b æ t ən ə /) was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. [2] It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires.
Iran (Persia) has had numerous capital cities and royal centers throughout its history. Ahar; Pishkinid dynasty; Anshan; pre-Achaemenid era; Ardabil; early Safavid era, Sajid ...
Achaemenid rulers; Cyrus I: late 7th century BC King of the city of Anshan in Persia [8] Cambyses I: early 6th century–559 BC Vassal of Astyages, king of the Medes ...
The capital is much longer than in most other styles of columns. While some smaller columns move quickly from the animals to the plain shaft below, the largest and grandest examples have a long intervening section with double volutes at the top and, inverted, at the bottom of a long fluted square zone, although the shaft of the column is round.