Persepolis UK /pəˈsɛpəlɪs/US /pɚˈsɛpəlɪs/ noun1 •(historical) The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.In The Shah's Party, Templer narrows the lens to the extraordinary moment of the 1971 celebrations at Persepolis, where the shah staged a lavish commemoration of 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. — 2026
