Persepolis
palace · 518 BC–present
Persepolis, a palace recorded 518 BC–present: 2 mapped phases, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
At a glance
- Construction began
- 518 BC
- Completed
- c. 465 BC
- Built by
- Darius I, and Xerxes I after him
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518 BC–466 BC | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | Under construction. |
| 465 BC–present | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing, and still stands today. Burned by Alexander's army in 330 BC; its ruins still stand. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.