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 Persecutions (The ten great).Per’seus (2 syl.). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Persep’olis,
 
called by the Persians “The Throne of Jam-shied,” by whom it was founded. Jam-sheid removed the seat of government from Balk to Istakhar.   1
 


 Persecutions (The ten great).Per’seus (2 syl.). 

 
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