capital of the ancient Persian Empire, near the modern city of Shiraz, Iran
See Persepolis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pər-sĕpˈə-lĭs)
An ancient city of Persia northeast of modern Shiraz in southwest Iran. It was the ceremonial capital of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius and Xerxes and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great.