Naqsh-e Rostam: Roman Emperor Valerian kneeling in front of Shapur I (after the defeat at Edessa of Osrhoene) 260 CE

Not far from Persepolis, there is an enormous rocky hill which shelters today a significant part of 1200 years of Pre-Islamic Iranian Historical and Cultural Heritage. Cruciform and hewn deep in the rock are the imperial tombs of Darius I, Xerxes I, and other Achaemenid shahs. Next to them, one can admire the magnificent Sassanid bas-reliefs that depict two Roman emperor humiliated in front of the Sassanid Shah Shapur I and other snapshots of the Sassanid court. 00:56 Tomb of Xerxes I 01:40 Investigation of Narseh 01:50 Tomb of Darius I the Great 02:26 Two bas reliefs of Bagram II riding his horse 02:46 Triumph of Shapur I with two humiliated Roman emperors, Philip the Arab and (kneeling) Valerian 03:02 Tomb of Artaxerxes I 03:31 Hormuzd II riding his horse 03:41 Tomb of Darius IΙ 04:26 Bagram II riding his horse 04:43 Kaaba-ye Zardosht (the Shrine of Zoroaster) 05:44 Investigation of Ardashir I 06:10 Bagram II with Kartir and Sassanid noblemen