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Median Empire (678 - 549 BC) According to Herodotus, Ecbatana was chosen as the Medes ' capital in 678 BC by Deioces, the first ruler of the Medes. Herodotus said that it had seven walls. [3] Deioces' intention was to build a palace worthy of the dignity of a king. [6] After choosing Ecbatana as his capital, Deioces decided to build a huge and ...
Dec 15, 1997 · Ecbatana (48°31’ E, 34°48’ N; alt. 1,800 m) is in the Zagros mountains of central-west Persia at the base of the eastern slope of the Alvand range (the classical Mount Orontes; Diodorus Siculus, 2.13.7; Polybius, 10.27; “Iasonius mons” of Ammianus Marcellinus, 23.6.39). The city controls the major east-west route through the central ...
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Ecbatana (Hamadan) Q696193. Ecbatana (Old Persian Hagmatana, "gathering place"): main settlement of the Medes, modern Hamadan. Part 1. Part 2. Legendary Palace. A bullshead from Ecbatana. According to the Histories of the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Ecbatana was founded by one Deioces, the legendary first king of the Medes.
Ecbatana (ĕkbăt´ənə, ĕkbətä´nə), capital of ancient Media, later the summer residence of Achaemenid and Parthian kings, beautifully situated at the foot of Mt. Elvend and NE of Behistun. In 549 BC it was captured by Cyrus the Great.
May 13, 2024 · Ecbatana, known in Old Persian as Hagmatāna, meaning “the place of gathering,” served as the ancient capital of the Median Empire. It was the first capital of Iran and later became the summer capital for both the Achaemenid and Parthian Empires. The city also played a significant role during the Seleucid and Sasanian periods.
Apr 12, 2020 · First Persian Capital with 3,000 Years of History. Hegmataneh, also known as Ecbatana, is a vast historical area in the center of the modern Iranian city of Hamadan. The site is a historical hill covering a vast area in the modern city. This hill, which is referred to as the most extensive ancient hill in Iran, is over 30 hectares.
The palace of Cyrus the Great in Ecbatana is nothing but a name to us. Excavations in modern Hamadan have shown some buildings from the Parthian age and a couple of remains from the Achaemenid period, but so far, no traces of any building from the reign of Cyrus have come to light. Polybius states that the palace was looted by Greek conquerors:
