Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

"Per·sep·o·lis  (p r-s p  -l s):  An ancient city of Persia northeast of modern Shiraz in southwest Iran. It was the ceremonial capital of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius and Xerxes and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great."   dictionary.com