Alexander the Great razed Persepolis in 330 BCE.What prior event suggests that this was an act of revenge?
A) destruction of Assyrian city of Nimrud
B) birth of the Sasanian dynasty
C) Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis
D) Persian sack of Sparta

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The Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis in 480 BCE was considered a major insult to Greek culture and history, and Alexander the Great may have seen the destruction of Persepolis as a way to avenge that earlier offense.

Alexander the Great Razed Persepolis in 330 BCE