Apadana (Persepolis) The magnificent Persepolis (city of Persians), dating back to 550 BCE, is located in the northeast city of Shiraz in Iran and was known as the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. It was supposed to delineate and stress the royal power and their empire, which was the first greatest of its time. There were 4 capitals in their empire. The king, Dariush I, changed capitals based on weather conditions due to the fact that the weather would make the capitals impractical for
children are evident in the autobiographical graphic novel “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. In “Persepolis,” Marjane “Marji” Satrapi is a young Iranian girl who grows up during the Islamic Revolution. Marji endures oppression from the government, loss of friends and family, and grapples to understand what the country goes through. The situation becomes worse until finally, her parents decide to send her to Austria for her own safety. “Persepolis” reveals how warfare and oppression from one’s own government