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© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR-D2342 |
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Upload Date: | 2014-09-03 14:07:47 | |||
Photo Size: | 6.1mb 6016x4000 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Iran, Bisotun: the towering cliffs are carved with a seriesof famous bas-reliefs dating from 520 BC, carried out on the orders of Darius I after his victory over the Medes. The three-language inscriptions enabled the first deciphering of the cuneiform script.Here: a later figure of Hercules, dating from 148 BC, with the head replaced. |
Keywords: | Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, UNESCO, historic, heritage, antiquity, archeology, Achaemenids |