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Event archaeological Middle East

Persepolis

515 BCE

Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid…

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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

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Landmark · Middle East

Persepolis

515 BCE – still standing

Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire

Standing in 515 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Chorrera Polity · Americas 1500 BCE – 100 BCE Hattusa Landmark · Europe 1600 BCE – still standing Lapita Expansion (Western Polynesia) Trade route · Oceania 1500 BCE – 500 BCE Thimlich Ohinga Landmark · Africa 1400 BCE – 1900 CE

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