The Ancient Necropolis of Naghsh-e Rostam Lying quietly within enormous cliff walls about 12 kilometers northwest of Persepolis an ancient cemetery, Naghsh-e Rostam, dating back to around 1000 BC, awaits the attention of curious travellers and discoverers. The necropolis is named after its oldest relief rock-carving dating back to 1,000 BC. Suspected to be of...
The Legendary Age-old City of Persepolis The might metropolis of Persepolis, an enormous archive of Persian texts, bas-relief carvings, palaces, halls and tombs of the ancient empire’s royalty, is the legendary ceremonial capital of the great Achaemenid Empire. It is among the world’s greatest archaeological site of no equivalence. Carved on the southern face of...