Relief of a man holding a lion cub, Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persia's new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC) and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC). The city was sacked by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
Relief of a man holding a lion cub, Persepolis, Iran. Persepolis was built as Persia's new capital city during the reign of Darius I (522-485 BC) and his son Xerxes I (485-465 BC). The city was sacked by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
