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A recently discovered 5th century BCE Persian relief.Photo credit: Anadolu Agency.

Daskyleion

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Submitted bydavidmorgan
AddedSep 21 2021
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Description
A recently discovered 5th century BCE Persian relief.

Photo credit: Anadolu Agency.

Posted Comments:

wyknott1951 (2021-09-23)
This is so incredible!
davidmorgan (2021-09-26)
I wonder what event it's depicting. Daskyleion was the capital of the Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia under the Pharnacid dynasty all through the 5th century BCE. Maybe harking back to the Battle of Thymbra in 547 BCE.

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