National Geographic: Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran. A glorious past inspires a conflicted nation.

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National Geographic: Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran. A glorious past inspires a conflicted nation.

A reminder that the people of Iran are people, good people.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2008/08/iran-archaeology/del-giudice-text

"What's so striking about the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran, an ancient capital of the Persian Empire that was burned down after being conquered by Alexander the Great, is the absence of violent imagery on what's left of its stone walls."

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