Persepolis
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- proper noun
- /pərˈsɛpəlɪs/
- On April 20, Rafsanjani became the first post-revolutionary leader to make an official visit to the Persepolis ruins near the southern city of Shiraz.
- the ancient city of Persepolis
Examples
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To stand in the palace of Darius I at Persepolis and look out at the vast sweep of fields and mountains is to grasp the vastness.
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Evocative reliefs survive throughout the ruins of Persepolis.
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Persepolis today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Alexander gave orders for Darius to be buried in the royal tombs of Persepolis alongside his ancestors.
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Nowadays, this province in Iran is called Pars, with its capital city of Shiraz located near ancient Persepolis.
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Held to commemorate 2,500 years of the Iranian Empire, the Persepolis Party cost five hundred million dollars at a time when most Iranians lived in grinding poverty.
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It was here in the grand pavilion that the Persepolis Party's infamous royal banquet—the culmination of three days of excess—was held.
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I had always dreamed of visiting Persepolis, and it didn't disappoint.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Persepolis comes from Greek parts Persia ('Persians') and polis ('city'), the same polis you see in metropolis. So Persepolis means 'city of the Persians', which is why it was the Persian capital and is now famous ruins in Iran.