Editing Persepolis (section)

===Tombs===
[[File:Persepolis - Tomb of Artaxerxes III 01.jpg|thumb|Tomb of [[Artaxerxes III]], Persepolis]]
It is commonly accepted that [[Cyrus the Great]] was buried in the [[Tomb of Cyrus]] in [[Pasargadae]], which is mentioned by [[Ctesias]] as his own city. If it is true that the body of [[Cambyses II]] was brought home "to the Persians," his burying place must be somewhere beside that of his father. Ctesias assumes that it was the custom for a king to prepare his own tomb during his lifetime. Hence, the kings buried at [[Naghsh-e Rostam]] are probably [[Darius I]], [[Xerxes I]], [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]] and [[Darius II]]. [[Xerxes II of Persia|Xerxes II]], who reigned for a very short time, could scarcely have obtained so splendid a monument, and still less could the usurper [[Sogdianus]]. The two completed graves behind the compound at Persepolis would then belong to [[Artaxerxes II of Persia|Artaxerxes II]] and [[Artaxerxes III]]. The unfinished tomb, a kilometer away from the city, is debated to who it belongs.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7lK6l7oF_ccC&pg=PA956 |title=A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East |isbn=978-1405189880 |last1=Potts |first1=Daniel T |date=2012 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |access-date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420100920/https://books.google.com/books?id=7lK6l7oF_ccC&pg=PA956 |url-status=live }}</ref>