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GCSE History · key term
One of the capitals of the Persian Empire, developed by Darius I and Xerxes I as a centre for royal receptions and a display of imperial wealth and power.
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Paper 1
Revise: Xerxes’ Building Projects and the Battle of EurymedonPersepolis, one of the empire’s capitals, was a particularly important centre of this work.
A major Persian royal centre whose palace Alexander burned in 330 BC.
For Persepolis, distinguish Arrian’s revenge explanation from Plutarch’s account of the drunken celebration and Thais’ encouragement. Plutarch also acknowledges an account of a premeditated burning.
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