Resources
Oriental Institute page on Persepolis.
Persepolis: 3D Reconstructions.
The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies.
- Naqsh-e Rustam by Ursula Seidl. Rock cut tombs of Persian kings near Persepolis.
- Persepolis by David Stronach and Kim Codella.
Persepolis world heritage tour. Panoramic views.
Bibliography
Sumner, W. M. 1986. "Achaemenid Settlement in the Persepolis Plain". American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 90, No. 1. (Jan., 1986), pp. 3-31.
Van de Mieroop 2006: “The Persian Empire,” in A history of the ancient Near East : ca. 3000-323 BC, 286-301.
Stronach, David; 1997. “Anshan and Parsa: Early Achaemenid history, art and architecture on the Iranian plateau,” in Mesopotamia and Iran in the Persian period: Conquest and imperialism 539-331 B.C. J. Curtis (ed.), British Museum Press: London; 35-53.
Schmidt, Erich Friedrich, 1953-1970. Persepolis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Roaf, Michael; 1990. “Sculptors and designers at Persepolis” in Investigating Artistic Environments in the Ancient Near East, Ann C. Gunter (ed.), Washington DC: 105-114.
Briant, Pierre; 2002. From Cyrus to Alexander : a history of the Persian Empire. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, pages TBA.
Cahill, Nicholas; 1985. “The Treasury at Persepolis: Gift-Giving at the City of the Persians” American Journal of Archaeology 89/3: 373-389.
Root, Margaret Cool; 1979. The king and kingship in Achaemenid art : essays on the creation of an iconography of empire. Leiden: Brill.
Root, Margaret Cool; 1985. "The Parthenon Frieze and the Apadana Reliefs at Persepolis: Reassessing a Programmatic Relationship" AJA 89: 103-120.
Construction of Darius's palace at Susa: a material synecdoche for empire:
Image source: M. Roaf. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. 
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Image Source: Reallexicon d'assiriologie, s.v. Persepolis. 
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