[per-sep-uh-lis] 
| an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, ab. 30 mi. (48 km) NE of Shiraz. |
[pur-suh-pol-i-tn] , adjective, noun | Per·sep·o·lis (pər-sěp'ə-lĭs) An ancient city of Persia northeast of modern Shiraz in southwest Iran. It was the ceremonial capital of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius and Xerxes and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great. |
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