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title: Persepolis Ruins
author: Blondinrikard Fröberg
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11500/persepolis-ruins/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Persepolis Ruins
_Authored by Blondinrikard Fröberg_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11500.jpg)
## Image Caption
Ruins of [Persepolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/persepolis/), capital of the [Achaemenid Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Achaemenid_Empire/) under the reign of [Darius I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Darius_I/) (r. 522-486 BCE) and his successors.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Fröberg, B. (2019, November 21). Persepolis Ruins. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Fröberg, Blondinrikard. "Persepolis Ruins." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2019. .
### MLA
Fröberg, Blondinrikard. "Persepolis Ruins." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/blondinrikard/18771530985/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/blondinrikard/18771530985/) by [**Blondinrikard Fröberg**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/blondinrikard/18771530985/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 21 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.