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Tomb of Cyrus

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Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
Tomb of Cyrus
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Naqsh-e Rustam is an ancient necropolis located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran, with a group of ancient Iranian rock reliefs cut into the cliff, from both the Achaemenid and Sassanid periods. It lies a few hundred meters from Naqsh-e Rajab, with a further four Sassanid rock reliefs, three celebrating kings and one a high priest. Naqsh-e Rustam is the necropolis of the Achaemenid dynasty , with four large tombs cut high into the cliff face. These have mainly architectural decoration, but the facades include large panels over the doorways, each very similar in content, with figures of the king being invested by a god, above a zone with rows of smaller figures bearing tribute, with soldiers and officials. The three classes of figures are sharply differentiated in size. The entrance to each tomb is at the center of each cross, which opens onto a small chamber, where the king lay in a sarcophagus.Well below the Achaemenid tombs, near ground level, are rock reliefs with large figures of Sassanian kings, some meeting gods, others in combat. The most famous shows the Sassanian king Shapur I on horseback, with the Roman Emperor Valerian bowing to him in submission, and Philip the Arab holding Shapur's horse, while the dead Emperor Gordian III, killed in battle, lies beneath it . This commemorates the Battle of Edessa in 260 AD, when Valerian became the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, a lasting humiliation for the Romans. The placing of these reliefs clearly suggests the Sassanid intention to link themselves with the glories of the earlier Achaemenid Empire.
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