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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Relief on the southern wall of the east stairway of the Apadana depicting Lydians who offer vases, cups and bracelets and a chariot drawn by diminutive horses, Persepolis, Iran
Relief on the southern wall of the east stairway of the Apadana depicting Lydians who offer vases, cups and bracelets and a chariot drawn by diminutive horses, Persepolis, Iran © Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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