Persepolis: Jewel of Persia

The Ancients

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🗓️ 4 July 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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It is one of the most remarkable ancient sites in the World. Situated east of the Zagros Mountains in modern day Iran, Persepolis was an important urban centre of the Achaemenid Persian Empire for almost two centuries. From the stunning, rich variety of imagery depicted on the walls of the Apadana to the complex sewer system, the art and architecture of this site is astonishing, snippets of which can today be seen at the V&A's newest exhibition, 'Epic Iran'. In this fascinating podcast, ancient Persia expert Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones from Cardiff University returned to the Ancients to explain all about this awesome ancient site. Stay tuned for a follow up podcast in due course with Lloyd on the other Achaemenid urban centres! Lloyd is the author of 'Persians: The Age of the Great Kings', out in 2022.

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0:00.0	It's the ancient's on history hit, I'm Tristan Hughes your host and in today's podcast
0:08.8	well we're going east, we are going to the Middle East and we're going to one of the
0:12.3	most remarkable ancient sites in the whole of the world.
0:16.4	This ancient site is Persepolis, a site that was right at the centre of the ancient
0:22.7	Achaemenid Empire which thrived in the 6th, 5th and 4th centuries BC until ultimately
0:29.2	a fellow called Alexander III of Macedon, best known as Alexander the Great, came along
0:34.9	and wrecked Havoc on ancient Persepolis.
0:38.9	Now in today's podcast we're going to be focusing in on the history of Persepolis, we're
0:42.6	going to be looking at this incredible art and architecture and joining me today I was
0:46.9	delighted to get on the show, the ancient Persia expert he's been on the podcast once before,
0:52.4	this professor Lloyd Luellen Jones from the University of Cardiff.
0:56.7	Lloyd is a fantastic speaker if you haven't heard his previous podcast on the Persepolis
1:01.1	fortification texts then do go and have a listen to that one after this, it's an incredible
1:06.3	story, it's an incredible piece of evidence, the Persian version shall we say.
1:11.6	Now we're also doing this podcast right now because at the moment in London at the Viennese
1:17.2	Museum there's an incredible new exhibition on called Epic Iran.
1:21.5	An exhibition which looks at Iran over thousands of years of history and in which there is
1:26.2	a large section dedicated to ancient Iran and in particular the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
1:33.6	Some of the objects on display are from ancient Persepolis, they are absolutely extraordinary,
1:39.1	so if you do get the chance to go and see this exhibition you must go, it is a must see.
1:44.7	But without further ado, here's Lloyd's to tell all about ancient Persepolis.
1:52.5	Lloyd, it is wonderful to have you back on the podcast.
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