Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 29.935, 52.890 · 3 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 330 BC | Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander | He hurried to Persepolis, guarded the treasury, and also took the wealth of Pasargadae. Against the advice of Parmenion, he burned the Persian palace (Arrian criticizes this). |
| 330 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | At a banquet a proposal is made to burn the palace of Xerxes |
| 324 BC | Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander | At the old palace in Persepolis, the governor Orxines was hanged for plundering the temples and royal tombs and for unjustly killing people. Peucestas was appointed satrap of Persis. |