Investigating the religious (ritual) and political functions of Persepolis in the Achaemenid period based on its architectural style.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Soltan Ali Karimi ¹
• Feizollah Boushas Gousheh ²
• Ahmad Kamranifar ¹

¹ Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

² Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

Keywords

• Persepolis
• Ancient Rituals
• Shrine
• Achaemenid Empire
• Celebrations