Excavating Persepolis

The Tehran Times is reporting that a group of Italian and Iranian archaeologists are excavating the ancient city of Persepolis.

Persepolis was the capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. The site of the city was selected by Cyrus the Great, but it was Darius the Great who built the great palaces of Persepolis.

According to the results of excavations conducted by Iranian archaeologists, the city of Persepolis was much larger than previous surveys have indicated

The ancient name of the Persian city was Parsa, a word meaning “The City of Persians.” The name “Persepolis” is the Greek name for the city. Persepolis means “Persian City.”

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

Tags: Archaeology, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Persepolis, Persia