Hundreds of stones with inscriptions and reliefs have been discovered by archaeologists in the underground tunnels of Persepolis. [960×667]

During the latest season of excavations at Persepolis, archaeologists have discovered a large number of stones containing inscriptions and reliefs in the underground tunnels and canals of Tachara Palace, the exclusive palace of Darius the Great (522-486 BC). The stones appear to be related to the palace’s staircases and were intentionally broken after the fall of the Achaemenid Empire in 330 BC.

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[https://irantripedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tachar-Palace1341_Irantripedia.jpg](https://irantripedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tachar-Palace1341_Irantripedia.jpg)

[https://static3.ilna.ir/servev2/VXVRocJZgHYP/RL54z_netUE,/10.jpg](https://static3.ilna.ir/servev2/VXVRocJZgHYP/RL54z_netUE,/10.jpg)

[https://static0.fararu.com/servev2/ODVhMmE2qKdh/5Uwvb7W7Zm0,/file.jpg](https://static0.fararu.com/servev2/ODVhMmE2qKdh/5Uwvb7W7Zm0,/file.jpg)

[https://static0.fararu.com/servev2/ODVhMmEEcSnY/5Uwvb7W7Zm0,/file.jpg](https://static0.fararu.com/servev2/ODVhMmEEcSnY/5Uwvb7W7Zm0,/file.jpg)

[https://static2.ilna.ir/servev2/OSGRiJXxPuhD/RL54z_netUE,/6.jpg](https://static2.ilna.ir/servev2/OSGRiJXxPuhD/RL54z_netUE,/6.jpg)

I wonder how it must have felt to live under the rule of Darius and then destroy these staircases and murals?