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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Low-relief of Persian guards, on the stair of Darius' palace in Persepolis, Iran
Low-relief of Persian guards, on the stair of Darius' palace in Persepolis, Iran © Philippe Chavin (Simorg), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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