Bible Encyclopedias
Persepolis

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The ancient capital of Persia, represented now by its ruins, which stand 25 m. from the NW. shores of Lake Niris, on the banks of the Murghab River, though in its palmy days it was described as "the Glory of the East."

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Persepolis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/persepolis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.