The Palace of Darius in Susa was a palace complex that was built at the site of Susa, Iran, during the reign of Darius I over the Achaemenid Empire. The...
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Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who...
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Achaemenid architecture (category Architecture in Iran)
the palace of Darius in Susa bearing a trilingual inscription: "I, Darius, the great king of the kings" A creature with a head of a man, body of a lion...
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Susa. 19th-century engraving of Daniel's tomb in Susa, from Voyage en Perse Moderne, by Flandin and Coste. Archers frieze from Darius' palace at Susa...
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Xerxes I (redirect from Xerxes I of Persia)
construction of the Palace of Darius at Susa. He also maintained the Royal Road built by his father. In 465 BC, Xerxes and his heir Darius were assassinated...
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Persian column (category Sculpture of the Ancient Near East)
Mesopotamia, Egypt and Lydia in Anatolia, as well as Elam in Persia itself. The style was probably developed in the Palace of Darius in Susa, but the most numerous...
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Immortals (Achaemenid Empire) (category Military units and formations of the Achaemenid Empire)
located in Pakistan) and European Scythia under Darius I in c. 518 BCE and 513 BCE, respectively. They also notably participated in the Battle of Thermopylae...
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Propylaea (category Acropolis of Athens)
the palace area in Pasargadae, an Achaemenid capital. A covered passage, called "the Propylaeum", used to face the Palace of Darius in Susa. In the 18th...
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Persepolis (redirect from Apadana Palace)
it. Darius I's construction of Persepolis was carried out parallel to that of the Palace of Susa. According to Gene R. Garthwaite, the Susa Palace served...
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Artaxerxes II (redirect from Artaxerxes II of Persia)
the Achaemenid king. Much of Artaxerxes' wealth was spent on building projects. He restored the Palace of Darius I at Susa, and also the fortifications;...
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