Persepolis: A Grandeur Echoing Through Time - The Enduring Legacy of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

Tragically, the splendor of Persepolis came to an abrupt and devastating end in 330 BCE when Alexander the Great conquered and subsequently burned the city. The reasons for this act remain debated by historians, with some suggesting it was an act of revenge for the Persian destruction of Athens during the Greco-Persian Wars, while others propose it was a deliberate symbolic act to signify the end of Persian dominance and the dawn of a new Hellenistic era.