Rediscovering the lost
capital of the Persian empire(DVD)
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دوباره پایتخت امپراطوری ایران قدیم
All region DVD. 60 minutes, released on: March 2009
In English language
It was probably the greatest construction project
of antiquity: in 520 B.C. King Darius I of the Achaemenids had a
forty-acre terrace piled up at the foot of the Kuh-e-Rahmat the
Mount of Mercy in the central Persian plateau. Here the new
capital of the Persian Empire was to arise: Parsa, or
Persepolis. Architects, craftsmen and artists from all the
corners of a world empire that extended over three continents,
from Indus to the Black Sea, from the Caspian Sea to Ethiopia,
were mobilized to construct a magnificent city.
This program reconstructs the imposing site.
The architects Wolfgang Gambke and Kourosh Afhami rebuilt
Persepolis virtually with an animation program also used by
architects and urban planners. Working on this project for
several years, they produced several thousand outlines, details,
structures. Not only does the documentary breathe life into the
splendor of Persepolis, it also recreates a picture of a world
empire which was exemplary in its organization and
administration. And what was perhaps its most important feature:
a realm whose inhabitants, even in the conquered regions, could
rely on tolerance in questions of faith and, to a certain
extent, on the rule of law. After his soldiers had pillaged the
terraces of Persepolis and burnt it to the ground, Alexander
visited the ruins and is said to have repented the destruction.
Topics covered in this DVD:
- Sizdeh Bedar Festival
- Gate of All Nations
- Architectural
Reconstructions
- Building Materials and
Tools
- The Palace of Darius
- The Bisitun Relief
- The Apadana
- Social Structure
- The Persian Empire
- Obligations and Daily Life
- The Hundred Pillars Hall
- Excavations and
Restorations
- The Treasury
- Administration and Culture
Suggested retail price: $19.95 , on sale for $14.95
Format:
DVD
Runtime:
60
minutes Type: Documentary Language: In
English language only
