Historical figures in Persepolis
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 486 BC to 1971. The most recorded lives are Alexander the Great, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Darius the Great. Among them Military Leaders, Political Leaders and Royalty, across the Ancient World and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
in 330 BC
1 moment here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Artaxerxes I
in 424 BC
1 moment here
Achaemenid king of kings, son of Xerxes I, who reigned from 465 to 424 BC. The securely documented physical-presence record is sparse: surviving…
Darius the Great
in 486 BC
1 moment here
Darius I, commonly called Darius the Great, was Achaemenid king of kings from 522 to 486 BCE.…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1971
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Moments
- 486 BC Entombment at Naqsh-e Rostam Darius the Great
- 424 BC Burial at Naqsh-e Rustam Artaxerxes I
- 330 BC Reached Persepolis Alexander the Great
- 1971 Persepolis anniversary celebrations Mohammad Reza Pahlavi