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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Detail of a "Saka" (Scythian) tribute bearer of the famous tribute bearers bas-relief decorating the southern panel of the eastern stairway of the Apadana, Darius the Great’s audience hall at Persepol
Detail of a "Saka" (Scythian) tribute bearer of the famous tribute bearers bas-relief decorating the southern panel of the eastern stairway of the Apadana, Darius the Great’s audience hall at… © dynamosquito from France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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