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title: Gate of All Nations, Persepolis
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14775/gate-of-all-nations-persepolis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gate of All Nations, Persepolis

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Gate of All Nations, Persepolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14775.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14775.jpg)

## Image Caption

The east side of the Gate of All Nations (also known as the Gate of [Xerxes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Xerxes_I/)) in [Persepolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/persepolis/) (Iran), built by [Xerxes I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Xerxes_I/) (r. 486-465 BCE). The gate was flanked by two monumental statues of lamassu, winged bulls with human heads, who were thought to ward off evil.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, November 01). Gate of All Nations, Persepolis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14775/gate-of-all-nations-persepolis/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Gate of All Nations, Persepolis." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 01, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14775/gate-of-all-nations-persepolis/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Gate of All Nations, Persepolis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14775/gate-of-all-nations-persepolis/>.

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