bas relief on the wall of tomb of artaxerxes ii in the persepolis in shiraz, iran. the ceremonial capital of the achaemenid empire

achaemenid ancient antique archaeology archeology architecture art artaxerxes basrelief capital carving culture darius destination east empire excavations heritage hill historic historical iran iranian king masterpiece memory middle monument mountain museum palace people persepolis persia persian relief ruin sculpture shiraz soldier statue stone tomb unesco wall warrior xerxes zoroastrian