The World Heritage Site of Behistun (Bisotun) near Kermanshah of Iran is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia and features various remains including this bas-relief and cuneiform inscription ordered by Darius I, The Great, when he rose to the throne of the Persian Empire, 521 BC. The relief portrays Darius (in life size) holding a bow, as a sign of sovereignty, and treading on the chest of a figure who lies on his back before him. It also shows 10 smaller figures chained at the neck, representing defeated enemies. 1,200 lines of inscriptions telling the story of the Darius battles against the governors who attempted to take apart the Empire founded by Cyrus. The inscription is written in three languages and it is approximately 15m high by 25m wide at a very inaccessible 100m above ground level. Presumably this was in order that the inscription be safe from tampering hands.