Relief of a man holding a lion cub, Persepolis, Iran

Relief of a man holding a lion cub, Persepolis, Iran

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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.

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