You are hereHomeArchaeology OdysseyNovember/December 2005Why Darius Built Persepolis Arthur Upham Pope, “Persepolis as a ritual city,” Archaeology 10, 1957; Richard N. Frye, “Persepolis again,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies, vol. 33 (1974), pp. 383–386. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.