{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63a31250f24452001106f29a/69af668a765824af47500343?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Persepolis: The Lost City of the Persian Empire","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63a31250f24452001106f29a/1773102578742-a8a1f113-daf9-40fc-8cfe-df641814005a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Long before it became a legendary ruin, Persepolis was built to show the power of an empire.</p><p><br></p><p>In the 6th century BCE, Darius I ordered the construction of a magnificent ceremonial capital filled with towering columns, massive stairways, and grand palaces designed to impress the world.</p><p><br></p><p>For nearly two centuries, Persepolis stood as a symbol of the vast Persian Empire.</p><p><br></p><p>Then a young conqueror arrived—Alexander the Great—and one dramatic night changed the fate of the city forever.</p><p><br></p><p>What really happened to one of the greatest cities of the ancient world?</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Listen to the episode and stay with the story until the very end. </p><p>  </p><p>#Persepolis</p><p>#AncientPersia</p><p>#PersianEmpire</p><p>#AlexanderTheGreat</p><p>#AncientHistory</p><p>#WorldHistory</p><p>#HistoryPodcast</p><p>#AncientCivilizations</p><p>#Archaeology</p><p>#MiddleEastHistory</p><p>#HistoryExplained</p><p>#HistoryStory</p>","author_name":"Marifatuz Zakiah"}