What was Pasargadae used for?
Pasargadae ( from Old Persian Pāθra-gadā, “protective club” or “strong club”; Modern Persian: پاسارگاد Pāsārgād) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE), who ordered its construction and the location of his tomb. What happened to Pasargadae? Pasargadae remained the capital of the Achaemenid Empire until Cambyses II moved the…