Part of a bas relief of a lion attacking a bull in Persepolis Iran a symbol of the Zoroastrian religion referring to Now Roz New

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Part of a bas relief of a lion attacking a bull in Persepolis Iran a symbol of the Zoroastrian religion referring to Now Roz New Year i e in the Iranian calendar the spring equinox Such an association suggests an astronomical meaning Lion and Bull are figures of the Zodiac Lion symbolizing the Sun and Bull the Moon or Earth in this case representing the overcoming of the Sun Brightness against the Moon or the Earth Darkness Persepolis in the Islamic Republic of Iran was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 In modern Persian Persepolis is called Takht e Jamshid the Throne of Jamshid Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid Achæmenid dynasty The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC To the ancient Persians the city was known as Pârsa Parseh which means The City of Persians Persepolis is the Greek interpretation of the name Persēs polis Persian city

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Location: Persopolis Iran Asia Persia
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