Darabgerd: One Of The Oldest Cities Dated To Achaemenid Era
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Remains of the ancient historical city of Darabgerd (Darabjerd) are situated six kilometers southwest of the modern town of Darab in Fars province, Iran.
Mentioned in very ancient literary works of this country, Darabgerd was one of the oldest and most prominent cities of the Achaemenid Empire.
A legend attributes the city's founding to Darius the Great (550–486 BC), the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC).
Other medieval sources suggest that Dara, either an Achaemenid king or one of the Frataraka "maker of fire" or "keeper of fire" rulers of Arsacid Persis, could be the founder of the city.
It was even proposed that Darius III was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia. The place's earlier name was Darabgerd (Daráb-gerd (Darius-town or the land of Darius)), and now, Darab was not the only town founded by Darius I.
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