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The Royal Staircase of Persepolis
While earlier episodes explored the grand Apadana and the logistical triumphs of the Royal Road, this episode turns its gaze to a specific architectural marvel: the double staircase of the Apadana at Persepolis. We examine the bas-reliefs that depict envoys from twenty-three subject nations bringing tribute to the Achaemenid kings. Lucas and Luna unpack what these carvings reveal about imperial ideology, the diversity of the empire’s population, and the carefully curated performance of submission. We look closely at the Ethiopian envoy with his elephant tusk, the Lydian tribute bearer in his…
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