nationalgeographicscans: Paying homage to an ancient king, envoys bearing flowers climb a massive staircase amid the ruins of a giant palace at Persepolis. Begun by Darius I in 520 B.C., the city was the ceremonial capital of Persia, now Iran, for two

nationalgeographicscans: Paying homage to an ancient king, envoys bearing flowers climb a massive staircase amid the ruins of a giant palace at Persepolis. Begun by Darius I in 520 B.C., the city was the ceremonial capital of Persia, now Iran, for two

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