Farr Edward. History of the Persians

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1850 — 329 p.In the various provinces of the vast empire of Persia, there were a great number of important cities and towns; but concerning many of them, no detailed information has been handed down to us by ancient writers. All, therefore, that can be done in these pages, is to notice those of which any account, and any remains, have survived the wreck of ages, and which were of the greatest note. Among these stands pre-eminently forward, the city of PEESEPOLIS, which stood within the province of Persia. The city of Persepolis is mentioned by Greek writers, after the era of Alexander, as the capital of Persia. The name, however, does not occur in the writings of Herodotus, Ctesias, Xenophon, or Nehemiah, who were well acquainted with the other principal cities of the Persian empire, and who make frequent mention of Susa, Babylon, and Ecbatana. But this may be accounted for by the fact, that Persepolis never appears to have been a place of residence for the Persian kings, though it was regarded as the capital of their empire in the remotest ages. There has been much dispute respecting the Persian name of Persepolis. According to oriental historians, it was Istakher, or. Estekhar; and many modern authors suppose that Persepolis and Pasagardoe, the common burial-places of the kings of Persia, are only different names for the same place, and that the latter word is the Greek translation of the former.