INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
mechanical tests such as density measurement, determining the percentage of porosity, and determining how much water is absorbed into rock
ruins rest at the foot of Kuh-e Rahmat (Mountain of Mercy), was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
It is situated 60 kilometers northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars province.The royal city of Persepolis, which ranks among the
archaeological sites which have no equivalent, considering its unique architecture, urban planning, construction technology, and art, was
burnt by Alexander the Great in 330 BC apparently as revenge against the Persians because it seems the Persian King Xerxes had burnt the
On this terrace, successive kings erected a series of architecturally stunning palatial buildings, among them the massive Apadana palace and
was the heart of the Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus the Great and had its capital at Pasargadae
Darius I the Great moved the capital to nearby Persepolis in the late 6th or early 5th century BC
Alexander the Great defeated the Achaemenian army at Arbela in 331 and burned Persepolis apparently as revenge on the Persians because it
