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	Pasargadae - LoveToKnow 1911
		The river Cyrus is the Kur of the Persians, now generally named Bandamir; the historians of Alexander call it Araxes, and give to its tributary, the modern Pulwar, which passes by the ruins of Murghab and Persepolis, the name Medos (Strabo xv.
		The conjecture of Oppert, that Pasargadae is identical with Pishiyauvada, where (on a mountain Arakadri) the usurper Gaumata (Smerdis) proclaimed himself king, and where his successor, the second false Smerdis Vahyazdata, gathered an army (inscrip.
		The principal ruins of the town of Pasargadae at Murghab are a great terrace like that of Persepolis, and the remainders of three buildings, on which the building inscription of Cyrus, "I Cyrus the king the Achaemenid" (sc.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pasargadae (712 words)

	Pasargadae - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II, the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC.
		Pasargadae was the capital of the first great multicultural empire in Western Asia.
		Criterion (i): Pasargadae is the first outstanding expression of the royal Achaemenid architecture.
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1106 (276 words)

	PASARGADAE - (The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - CAIS)©
		Pasargadae was founded by Cyrus the Great (559-530 BCE) soon after his conquest of Lydia (c.
		The extreme northern limit of Pasargadae is marked by two isolated limestone plinths, each of which is square in plan and more than 2 m high, and each of which can be ascribed to the reign of Cyrus on the basis of datable stone working techniques.
		Pasargadae: A Report on the Excavations Conducted by the British Institute of Persian Studies from 1961 to 1963.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Archaeology/hakhamaneshian/Pasargadae.htm (1774 words)

	Shiraz PASARGADAE at Best Iran Travel.com
		Outside of Shiraz, Cyrus ordered construction undertaken at a valley site known to the Greeks as Pasargadae, where palaces, audience halls, and a towerlike structure with the folk name of Solomon's Prison were built.
		Pasargadae is the first capital of Achaemenian empire.
		At Pasargadae you will also see the remains of three Achaemenian Palaces, known as Throne of the Mother of Solomon, Prison of Solomon and two stone plinths within a sacred area.
	www.bestirantravel.com /sights/shiraz/pasargadae.html (207 words)

	Ali Qapoo
		The city of Pasargadae is located 70 kilometers north of Takht-e Jamshid on the plain of Morghab.
		Although the capital was later transferred to Takht-e Jamshid the ceremonies of coronation were held at Pasargadae so it never failed to be an important center.
		The name of Pasargadae is always associated with that of the tomb of Cyrus.
	www.iranaccess.com /iraninfo/tourismattract/pasargad.htm (535 words)

	Pasargadae Metal Mines Discovered
		Metal mines, providing metal for the construction of Pasargadae, have been discovered by a team of Iranian archeologists, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported on Wednesday.
		Pasargadae was the first capital city of the Achaemenid Empire (559-330 BC) and still bears testament to Persians’ architecture and construction skills.
		Pasargadae covered an area almost 1.5 miles in length and included palaces, a temple and the tomb of the king of kings.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/aug/1033.html (329 words)

	Iranica.com - HERZFELD
		The team that set out for Pasargadae in April 1928 consisted, quite remarkably in view of all that was accomplished, of no more than three persons: Herzfeld himself, a twenty-five year old architect from Berlin, Friedrich Krefter, and a cook.
		Accordingly one has to remain uncommonly grateful that a scholar of Herzfeld's talents was the first to excavate at Pasargadae and that he devoted no small part of his life to examining the unique characteristics of this exceptional site.
		And this circumstance may be said to have contributed greatly to the preservation of Pasargadae's exquisite monuments and to the long-term prospects for continued, fruitful research.
	www.iranica.com /articles/v12f3/v12f3019b.html (1860 words)

	Cyrus
		Of these, the Pasargadae are the most distinguished; they contain the clan of the Achaemenids from which spring the Perseid kings.
		Astyages was captured and Cyrus became the new ruler of the empire of Persians and Medes.
		Cyrus was buried near Pasargadae, in a small building containing a gold sarcophagus, his arms, his jewellery and a cloak.
	www.livius.org /ct-cz/cyrus_I/cyrus.html (1245 words)

	History of Iran: Pasargadae
		ccording to the Roman geographer Strabo of Amasia, Pasargadae was built on the site where king Cyrus defeated the leader of the Medes, Astyages, in 550 BCE (Strabo, Geography 15.3.8).
		The heart of Pasargadae is the citadel, which is known as Tall-i-Takht or 'throne hill'.
		However, Pasargadae remained an important place, probably as the religious capital of the Achaemenid empire where the inauguration of the kings took place.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/pasargadae/pasargadae.php (382 words)

	New Dam Threatens Pasargadae
		The Ballaghi Gorge, a significant part of the Achaemenids’ first capital of Pasargadae, is on the brink of submersion when the construction of a new dam is completed south of Iran, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported on Sunday.
		Prior to his death, he founded a new capital city at Pasargadae in Fars and had established a government for his Empire.
		The heart of Pasargadae is the citadel, which is known as Tall-i-Takht or 'throne hill'.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/jul/1185.html (435 words)

	Talk History Forum - 2500-year-old Winged Man of Pasargadae threatened by cold and lichen
		The director of the Pasargadae Historical Cultural Complex said here on Sunday that the stone relief of the Winged Man at the ancient site has been seriously damaged by the cold and lichen and other environmental factors.
		Pasargadae, the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, was founded by Cyrus II, the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century B.C. Its palaces, gardens, and the mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of the first phase of royal Achaemenid art and architecture and exceptional testimonies of Persian civilization.
		In related news, some parts of the ancient site of Tang-e Bolaghi, four kilometers from Pasargadae, will be submerged by the Sivand Dam, which is scheduled to become operational in March 2006.
	www.talk-history.com /forum/printthread.php?t=1398 (419 words)

	PASARGADAE - Online Information article about PASARGADAE
		tomb, which was named Pasargadae after the tribe (cf.
		gold piece to every woman of Pasargadae in remembrance of the heroic intervention of their ancestors in the battle (Nic.
		Oppert, that Pasargadae is identical with Pishiyauvada, where (on a See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAI_PAS/PASARGADAE.html (979 words)

	Iransaga - Persian Art, The Medes and The Achaemenians
		The rock cut tombs in Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rustam, and elsewhere are a valuable source of information about the architectural forms used in the Achaemenian period.
		Under Darius, the Achaemenian Empire embraced Egypt and Libya in the west and extended to the river Indus in the east.
		During his rule, Pasargadae was relegated to a secondary role and the new ruler quickly began to build other palaces, first at Susa and then at Persepolis.
	www.artarena.force9.co.uk /ma.html (682 words)

	Pasargadae -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Herodotus lists the leading Persian tribes as the Pasargadae, to which the Achaemenians, the royal family of Persia, belonged; the Maraphii;...
		The earliest stages in the evolution of Achaemenian architecture are to be seen in the rather scanty remains of Cyrus's capital city at Pasargadae, north of Persepolis.
		The layout retained the character of a nomadic encampment: widely separated buildings—including gatehouse, residential palace, and audience hall—standing in a vast park surrounded by a wall 13 feet (4...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9058616 (461 words)

	Pasargadae - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargadae was a city in ancient Persia, and is today an archaeological site.
		Its ruins lie 87 km northeast of Persepolis and was the first capital of the Persian Empire.
		The most important monument in Pasargadae is the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/pasargadae.html (121 words)

	Ancient sites and monuments discovered near Pasargadae
		The director of the research section of the Pasargadae Complex said on Friday that the discovery includes a total of seventy-seven ancient sites, caves, mounds, mines, dams, and monuments.
		Situated in Iran’s southern province of Fars, Tang-e Bolaghi will be flooded by the waters of the Sivand Dam, which is scheduled to be completed by March 2006.
		Pasargadae was the first capital of the Achaemenid dynasty (about 550-331 B.C.) and the residence of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire.
	www.mehrnews.ir /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=172229 (242 words)

	DRAFTED MASONRY - LoveToKnow Article on DRAFTED MASONRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The dressing is worked with a,n adze of eight teeth to the inch, used in a vertical direction and to a width of 2 to 4 in.
		The earliest example of drafted masonry is found in the immense platform built by Cyrus 530 B.C. at Pasargadae in Persia.
		It occurs again in the palace of Hyrcanus, known as the Arak-el-Emir (176 B.C.), but is there inferior in execution.
	85.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DR/DRAFTED_MASONRY.htm (356 words)

	Persepolis
		(522-486 BCE), forty-three kilometers downstream from the capital of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae.
		There are some indications that the site of Persepolis was already a government's center under Cyrus the Great (559-530) and his son Cambyses II (530-522), but there are no archaeological traces of this older phase.
		Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg (ed.), "Persepolis en Pasargadae in wisselend perspectief", Phoenix 35/1 1989
	www.livius.org /pen-pg/persepolis/persepolis.html (1579 words)

	Pasargadae - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pasargadae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargadae is located 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Persepolis, in present Iran, and was the first capital of the Persian Empire.
		Built by Cyrus II of Persia, Pasargadae remained the capital until King Darius built a capital in Persepolis.
		The gardens provide the earliest known example of the Persian garden concept.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Pasargadae.html (117 words)

	Welcome to Netiran! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargadae, located 70 km north of Persepolis, was the oldest capital of the ancient Achaemenid empire, built by the founder of this empire, King Cyrus the Great (559-330 B.C.).
		Prior to his death, Cyrus I founded a new capital city at Pasargadae in Fars and had established a government for his Empire.
		The city was built on the site where King Cyrus defeated the leader of the Medes, Astyages, in 550 B.C. Cyrus appointed a governor (satrap) to represent him in each province, however the administration, legislation, and cultural activities of each province was the responsibility of the Satraps.
	netiran.com /?fn=nwt(747,1 (324 words)

	HighBeam Research: Library Search: Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargadae was the name, of the chief tribe...
		The stunning jewellery from the imperial capitals at Pasargadae and Susa further demonstrates extravagant wealth.
		Stronach, The Royal Garden at Pasargadae: Evolution and Legacy, in Archaeologia Iranica et Orientalis Miscellanea in Honorem Louis Vanden Berghe, ed.
	www.highbeam.com /library/search.asp?FN=SS&search_newspapers=on&search_magazines=on&q=Pasargadae&refid=ency_botnm (588 words)

	CHN \| News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargadae, one of the most important archaeological sites in Iran and one of the country’s world heritage sites, accommodates numerous monuments and artifacts ranging from pre-Islamic to Islamic era.
		Located 130 kilometers from Shiraz, Pasargadae archaeological complex consists of different ancient monuments among which the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great, Public Audience palace, Cyrus’s private mansion, Cambyses mausoleum, and Tal-e-Takht (Takht mound) which is known as Zendan-e-Soleiman (Solomon’s Jail) are considered to be the most prominent.
		Pasargadae, the first capital of Persian Empire under Achaemenid dynasty, was founded by Cyrus the great in 6th century BC.
	www.chn.ir /en/news?id=5465§ion=2 (360 words)

	Business Fresh : Article 'Pasargadae' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargad1.jpg Tomb of Cyrus II Pasargadae is located 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Persepolis, in present Iran, and was the first capital of the Persian Empire.
		Under Cyrus' son Cambyses II, the capital of the empire moved from Pasargadae to Susa.
		The city lost some of its importance when Alexander the Great conquered it in 323 BC and destroyed the first Persian Empire, but after Alexander's vast empire collapsed upon his death, Susa became one of the two capitals (along with Ctesiphon) of Parthia.
	www.business-fresh.net /DisplayArticle943159.html (1992 words)

	iranian.com: History
		The 160-hectar site of Pasargadae, the first capital of the Achaemenid empire, was inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO in June 2004, and has been since a World Heritage site.
		I would go down to Pasargadae and defend it with my life and they would have to kill me before they flood the place.
		Not only the Sivand dam is posing NO threat to Pasargadae, but it has proven to be the first opportunity for Iranian and foreign archaeologists to collaborate on a salvage project since the 1979 Revolution, discovering valuable and important information relevant to Achaemenid and other periods of occupation in the region.
	www.iranian.com /history.html (2985 words)

	Iranzone.net - Pasargadae Will Never Go Drown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The rumor of drowning of Pasargadae and Persepolis actually started abroad Iran, by some opposition groups who want to take political advantages of the situation by exaggerating and manipulating the reality.
		The geology and archaeology studies indicate that the level of the water in this part is 20 meters below the Cyrus Tomb, and that the tomb is located 9 kilometers from the dam.
		Referring to the letters sent to the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran, he appreciated people’s concern about the issue, and assured them that considering the 70-kilometer distance of Persepolis from the dam lake, there are no threats to this historical site.
	www.iranzone.net /article8.html (953 words)

	Pasargadae Winged Figure: Victim of Cold & Fungi Persian Journal Latest Iran News, news Tehran Iranian News persian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Pasargadae Winged Figure: Victim of Cold and Fungi
		The royal figure carved on a stone pillar stands before a palace in Pasargadae.
		Referring to natural damages on the face of this work, Kial said that cold weather, different kinds of fungi, and cracks are the most important reasons for the damages, and the experts are looking for adequate approaches to prevent their expansion.
	www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/printer_5303.shtml (298 words)

	Foreign archaeologists rushing to save 129 ancient sites of Tang-e Bolaghi
		Situated in Fars Province, Tang-e Bolaghi is located only four kilometers away from Pasargadae, the first capital of the Achaemenids (about 550-330 B.C.) and the residence of Cyrus the Great.
		Once part of the renowned imperial route to Persepolis and Susa, Tang-e Bolaghi will be flooded by the Polvar River when the Sivand Dam is completed in March 2006.
		Part of Pasargadae will be buried under mud, and even the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great is believed to be at risk.
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=144700 (485 words)

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