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Persepolis, from Glasgow in a school bus Patricia Borlenghi William Carlson is Professor ofIn June, 1973, a group of eleven teachers, students and pupils from Glasgow boarded a new school minibus and began a trip across Europe, Turkey, Syria and Iraq to Persepolis, in Iran, the ceremonial capital of the great king Darius of Persia and his son and successor Xerxes. This is the story, based on the diary and photographs of one of the teachers. A fascinating mix of archaeology and culture, the practicalities of travel on a tight budget,