Just wanted to point lovers of ancient history, especially Persian history, to this highly educational and entertaining video on Persepolis Recreated. Located in the province of Fars in south Iran, Persepolis is where Cyrus the Great decided to build a palace worthy of an empire. It was conquered by Alexander the Great two centuries later. Not only did he conquer, but him and his men looted the place packing all the incredible treasures onto 20,000 mules and 5,000 camels. What a crazy entourage to have your back when it’s time to loot the palace and change history as we know it.
History really blows my mind sometimes and that little bit tells nothing of the land once known as Parsa, presently known as Persepolis. If you’ve got 40 minutes to kill this is a grand opportunity to learn something in the process. The website the video is featured on looks like it’s in Danish, but the video is in English – so don’t panic!