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Achaemenid Empire

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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ACHAEMENID EMPIRE

550 - 330 B.C.E
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Monumental Architecture

  • Any buildings, megalithic statues, cities
  • That enable a society to be remembered
  • By future societies and civilizations
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Palace of Darius The Great

  • Built as the home for the emperor
  • The administrative center of the empire
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Naqsh-e Rustam

  • Necropolis of the kings
  • Built into the side of a rock formation
  • Reliefs show Achaemenid art
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ACHAEMENID EMPIRE

Built to show the power and wealth

Jeremy Dawson