Definition of persepolis Persepolis

/pɚsɛˈpʌlʌs/ - [persepulus] - Per•sep•o•lis

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What does persepolis mean?

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persepolis - an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins

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persepolis
An ancient city, the capital of Persia at the time of the invasion of Alexander the Great, and the seat of the chief palaces of the Persian kings. The city is said to have been burned by Alexander, and is not subsequently mentioned in history except in the second book of the Maccabees, where it is stated that Antiochus Epiphanes made a fruitless effort to plunder its temples. In the later times of the Mohammedan rule, the fortress of Istakhr seems to have occupied the place of Persepolis.

Persepolis (Old Persian: 'Pars', New Persian: تخت جمشید, 'Takht-e Jamshid') was an ancient capital of the second Iranian dynasty, the Achaemenid Empire. Ancient Persians called it Parsa, meaning "the city of Persians". Persepolis(Greek: Περσες πόλις)is the Greek translation of the name. In modern Iran, the city is known as Takht-e-Jamshid(Throne of Jamshid). The largest building in Persepolis in the Apadana Hall with 72 columns. The Tachara palace built by Darius I is also an important building. The Hadish palace in Persepolis was started by Xerxes and finished by his son Artaxerxes.