Persepolis, in addition to being the sole memorial of the Great Iran, and of the glory and eminence of the exalted monarchs of Persia, is a also a valuable and eloquent testimony to the long-established art and culture of the ancient world. This is a collection of evidences of the art and culture and standard of skill and proficiency of the craftsmen, and of the ambition of the kings.

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Introduction --Short account of the building of Persepolis -- The walls and the area of the palaces -- The grand staircase -- The propylæa or entrance hall of the Apadana Palace -- The Apadana -- Stone piping and underground water course -- Gold and silver tablets -- The staircase of the Apadana Palace -- The top row of carved figures -- The middle row -- The lowest row -- The Hall of the Hundred Columns -- The Central Palace -- The Tachara (Darius's private rooms) -- The courtyard of the Tachara -- The Hadish (Xerxes's private rooms) -- The Queen's apartments -- The treasury -- The quarters of the guards and watchmen of the palace -- The stone well -- The royal chancellory -- The tombt of Artaxerxes the Second and Therd -- Account of the buildings below the platform of Persepolis -- A Ston tank -- Description of the objects disecovered -- The beginning of historical investigation and excavations at Persepolis -- List of the names and particulars of the victories of the Achæmenian Kings -- Cuneiform -- Aramaic -- Translation of the oldest cuneiform inscription -- Translation of part of the Elamite Tablet -- The Persepolis museum.