Archaeological Sites
The Treasury of Persepolis
Burned 330 BC · Persepolis, Iran
UnsolvedThe prize. The plundered heart of an empire
Where. Persepolis, Iran
Status. Unsolved
Where. Persepolis, Iran
Status. Unsolved
The account
Alexander burned Persepolis and hauled away the Persian treasury on thousands of mules and camels, but what was hidden in the ruins of the ceremonial capital is still argued.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The Persian ceremonial capital, burned by Alexander in 330 BC, who hauled the imperial treasury away on thousands of mules and camels.
- It is a protected UNESCO site, so little gold remains after Alexander's looting; the real treasure now is the Persepolis Fortification Archive of clay tablets.
- The lead is what was hidden or dropped in the ruins, and the still-debated full extent of the buried complex.
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