Palace Of Darius The Great Discovered In Bolaghi Gorge

CHN ^ | 5-15-2006

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Hence the old proverb: one man's Mede is another man's Persian.

[virtual ticker tape parade for VR]

[Dustbunny]

Wonder who and why a dozer was used to destroy it.

[Dustbunny]

Just did a Google, upsetting that the Muslims are determined to wipe off the face of the earth anything that is not Muslim. Hopefully there will be many pictures taken before it is all submerged.

[madison10]

Darius was the one who launched the ill fated attack at Marathon and was the father of Xerxes...

Esther's father-in-law? Sweet!

[SunkenCiv]

an update:

Eastern Porch of Darius' Palace Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge
Persian Journal
March 5, 2007

In continuation of their excavations in area number 34 of the historic site of Bolaghi Gorge where evidence of a palace denoted to Achaemenid Emperor Darius the Great (549-486 BC) had previously been discovered, Iranian and French archeologists succeeded in discovering the eastern porch of the palace... Discovery of pieces of bricks, 45x33 centimeters in size which are bigger than standard bricks used in other Achaemenid structures are among the other discoveries in area number 34 of Bolaghi Gorge. "Discovery of these bricks is somehow strange and shows that might not have been used in the walls and most probably were used for flooring the palace," explained Atayi.

[madison10]

Is this the Darius of Daniel whose existence has been questioned by some?

Probably. THAT alone would explain the bulldozing. There are some, for their own creepy reasons, want the Scriptures and its history to be totally disproved.

[marinamuffy]

I know there is a Persian king named Darius in the book of Ezra. The NIV study bible introduction dates the writings of Ezra to about 440BC which seems to be in this time frame.

But then again I'm no biblical/archeological scholar like that James Cameron is! ;)

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I'll see your sleeping girl, and raise you a mass grave.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I had forgotten about this story...very interesting stuff.

[Ciexyz]

The film "300" starring Gerard Butler, about the Greeks at the Gates of Thermopolae, comes out this Friday. Looks like a good one.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Textide]

LOL! Read to the post before yours until I realized this thread is 3 yrs old.

Necro-pinging? ;)

[SunkenCiv]

Archaeaology is part of the focus of the list, so... ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

And it’s four and a half, btw. :’D