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Persepolis ancient ruins in Iran - Simorgh mythical bird stone carving

Ancient and mysterious ruins and stone carved column decorated with a twin Simorgh bird, the mythical Iranian equivalent of phoenix or griffin featured in the Persian literature of antiquity, found at the 500 BC Persepolis or Takhte Jamshid complex, the capital city of the Achaemenid dynasty Zoroastrian empire, now a UNESCO World Heritage site near the central Iranian city of Marvdasht, destroyed and burned by Alexander of Macedonia

© 2016 German Vogel

A flag depicting Vergina sun is seen through a Greek flag during a demonstration against

A flag depicting Vergina sun is seen through a Greek flag during a demonstration against the agreement reached by Greece and Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name, in Thessaloniki, Greece, June 24, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

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View of the theatre at the Graeco-Roman city of Philippi, Macedonia, northern Greece

View of the theatre at the Graeco-Roman city of Philippi, Macedonia, northern Greece. The city was founded and named in 356 BC by Philip II and the theatre was remodelled in Roman times, 2nd c AD. Country of Origin: Greece. Culture: Ancient Greek. Date/Period: Hellenistic and Roman times. Place of Origin: Philippi. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ N.J. Saunders. Location: 19

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