Title

Relief of Syrians or Lydians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran

Caption

Relief of Syrians or Lydians, the Apadana, Persepolis, Iran. The capital of Achaemenid Persia, Persepolis was predominantly built during the reigns of the dynasty's founder, Darius I (522-485 BC) and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC). One of the main, and earliest, buildings of the city was the great audience hall, the Apadana. Every year the king would receive tribute in the form of gifts from representatives of all the poples of the Achaemenid empire, which at its greatest extent stretched from Libya in the west to the Indus valley in the east. The eastern entrance to the Apadana was decorated with reliefs of the empire's subject peoples.

Date

1996

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Vivienne Sharp

Reference

HRM19D57_332

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,3Mb) / 17,6in x 11,0in / 5291 x 3301 (300dpi)

Keywords

city animal building buildings people male man men animals horses horse architecture stone arts country sculpture art guy color colour archaeology relief location century Iran Iranian Syria archaeological site archeology syrian Persepolis Persian achaemenid Persia Achaemenian Apadana Ancient city VIVIENNE SHARP 5th century BC 6th century BC Lydian TGN photograph audience hall Vivienne Sharp Sharp Vivienne VS VSP photograph