The tomb of Darius I is one of the four tombs of the Achaemenid kings at the historic site of Naksh-Rustam , located about 12 km north-west of Persepolis in Iran . All of them are at a considerable height above the ground. One of the tombs is uniquely identified by the accompanying inscription as the tomb of Darius I (c. 522-486 BC) . The remaining three tombs are considered to be the tombs of Xerxes I (c. 486–465 BC.) , Artaxerxes I (c. 465–424 BCE), and Darius II (c. 423–404 BC.) . The tombs were looted after the conquest of the Achaemenid Empire of Alexander the Great .
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Two graves in the tomb of Darius I
Bibliography
- Herrmann, G. & Curtis, VS (2003), "Sasanian Rock Reliefs" , Encyclopedia Iranica , Costa Mesa: Mazda , < http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/sup/SasanianReliefs.html > . Verified September 7, 2016. Archive dated December 15, 2007 on Wayback Machine
- Hubertus von Gall "NAQŠ-E ROSTAM" in Encyclopædia Iranica [1]
- Lendering, Jona. Naqsh-i Rustam . Amsterdam: Livius.
- Unknown. Naghsh-e-Rostam .
Links
- Herzfeld Papers, Series 5: Rustam Collection Center, SIRIS, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC