Iran, or Persia as it was formerly known, is a country with a long and rich history stretching back thousands of years and where many civilisations thrived. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1871/discovering-the-glories-of-persia/ #History #Pasargadae #Persepolis #Persia

Iran, or Persia as it was formerly known, is a country with a long and rich history stretching back thousands of years and where many civilisations thrived.https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1871/discovering-the-glories-of-persia/ #Pasargadae #Persepolis #Persia #History

Pasargadae was one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. According to the Roman geographer Strabo of Amasia, the palace of Pasargadae was built on the site where king Cyrus (r.559-530) defeated the leader of the Medes, Astyages, in 550 BCE (Strabo, Geography, ...https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasargadae/ #CyrustheGreat #Pasargadae #UNESCO