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Experts
of the Pars-e Pasargadae Research Center have
identified the measurement unit used in the
Achaemenid era as an equivalent to three
millimeters.
Achaemenid government is considered one of the
most important governments of Iran that ruled the
country from 550 BC to 334 BC. During their time,
the country flourished in economic, social, and
political areas, and tombs and monuments were
built by order of the kings. Persepolis, near
Shiraz and Pasargadae south of Fars province, Gour
Dokhtar in Bushehr, and Apadana in Susa are the
most notable of these monuments.
Documentation and studies carried out on the
structures of Cyrus Tomb in Pasargadae, Gour
Dokhtar, Persepolis, and Darius Tomb in Naghsh-e
Rostam, revealed some fixed measures such as 52,
34, and 104. The following mathematical studies
led experts to identify the measurement unit of
the Achaemenid time as equivalent to 3
millimeters, explained member of the technical
board of Pars-e Pasargadae, Majd-ed-din Rahimi.
According to Rahimi, the measure of 52 centimeters
is one of the most frequent measures used in
Achaemenid structures. Mathematical studies also
show that the measurements of the time enjoyed
great precision.
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