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Cyrus the Great and the Pasargadae Palace Mystery
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the architectural and cultural legacy of Pasargadae, the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus the Great. They discuss the enigmatic 'Prison of Solomon' structure, the four gardens that defined the Persian paradise garden concept, and the multilingual inscriptions that reveal Cyrus's imperial ideology. Lucas explains how Pasargadae's design blended influences from Elam, Assyria, and Ionia, and why later Persian kings abandoned it for Persepolis. The conversation also touches on Alexander the Great's visit and the site's status as a…
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