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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Lion and bull relief on the southern staircase of the Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran
Lion and bull relief on the southern staircase of the Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Iran © Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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