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Persepolis Fired: The Burning of Persia's Heart
In 330 BCE, Alexander the Great watched Persepolis — the ceremonial heart of the Achaemenid Empire — go up in flames. Was it a drunken accident, an act of calculated revenge, or something even more political? In this episode, Lucas and Luna untangle the layers of one of antiquity's most iconic destructions. They trace the city's founding under Darius I, its role as the empire's ritual center, and its fate at the hands of Macedon's conqueror. Along the way, they weigh the ancient sources — Arrian, Diodorus, Curtius, Plutarch — each offering a different motive. They also consider the practical…
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