[CondoleezzaProtege]

[C19fan]

I love Trump but when he tweeted about attacking cultural sites this is the first image came to my mind. Everything so fat has been a smashing success but Trump made a minor unforced error.

[a fool in paradise]

Ping

[fhayek]

Tourism in Iran. Yeah, not going to happen...

[existentially_kuffer]

BTW, what were the historical sites destroyed by the mullah’s because they were deemed “idolism”?

[Openurmind]

If you go look at this on Google Earth, it really is quite a complex. and there are surrounding areas still not excavated.

[yarddog]

I bet it was something in it’s day.

Was it Persepolis or Babylon that Alexander burned then regretted it?

[Verginius Rufus]

"Persepolis" is the Greek name for the place ("polis" is a Greek word). For the Greeks, the Persians were "the barbarians" par excellence. The opening sentence of Herodotus' Histories tells us that he intends to tell of the great deeds of the Greeks, on the one hand, and of the barbarians, on the other hand...culminating, of course, in the great Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.

[Tucker39]

I think the biggest mistake we can make is to ascribe the greatness that once was the Persian Empire to these muslim goons who are currently lording over it. Only after a total overthrow of islam and all it stands for, can there be any hope of returning to anything great.

[fruser1]

Too bad they have no respect for Christian sites.

[DesertRhino]

The reality is that Saudi Arabia will never be a place safe for Americans to visit. But it’s reasonable to think that the Mullahs will be overcome and Iran will return to the decent hardworking and intelligent society that it is.

It would be wonderful to be able visit sites like this someday.

[Honest Nigerian]

God raises up kings and kingdoms. And He is the one who numbers their days.
It might look like an earthquake, or an enemy caused the downfall, etc. But God is in ultimate control.
It would be good if all Trumpers and never-Trumpers and Trump-agnostics knew (remembered) this.

[Bob Ireland]

***some sites dating back over 7,000 years, far before the civilization of the Persian Empire***

Fascinating! Thanks for the posting; I wish I had the time to dig deeper. I am fascinated with 'prehistoric' societies. The old myth that Sumer began civilized societies - a complex urban structure that just mysteriously exploded out of the Mesopotamian desert - is dissolving, opening completely new vistas.

[cherry]

once great culture ruined by stone age islamists.....in a peaceful, respectful, prosperous world, works of art and culture can be accomplished...now,not so much...