Persian soldiers with weapons, cattle, wagons, etc. They carry spears, shields and quivers, and lead goats, bulls and horses. From a stone bas-relief in Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Iran. Bassorilievo di Persepoli. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847.
Persian soldiers with weapons, cattle, wagons, etc. They carry spears, shields and quivers, and lead goats, bulls and horses. From a stone bas-relief in Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Iran. Bassorilievo di Persepoli. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1847.