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Ecbatana's strategic location and resources probably made it a popular site even before the 1st millennium BC. Along with Athens in Greece, Rome in Italy and Susa in Khuzestan, Ecbatana is one of the few ancient cities in the world that is still alive and important, representing the current-day Hamadan.
Dec 8, 2011 · ECBATANA (Ekbātān, present-day Hamadān), capital of the Median empire, summer capital of the Achaemenids, and satrapal seat of the province of Media from Achaemenid to Sasanian times. Location and environment.
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Ishte gjatë mbretërimit të Darit I i cili ishte ndërtuar Persepolis (518-516 pes) dhe që do të shërbente si kapital për brezat e disa mbretërve Achaemenid. Ecbatana (Hagmatāna "Qyteti i tubimet", Hamadan moderne) në media u zgjerua shumë gjatë kësaj periudhe dhe ka shërbyer si kryeqytet të verës.
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. Herodotus writes:
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. It possessed a royal treasury and was plundered in turn by Alexander, Seleucus, and Antiochus III.
Jun 20, 2023 · Ecbatana, also known as Hagmatāna or Haŋmatāna, holds a significant place in history as the ancient capital of Medes in western Iran. This historic city later became a prominent center in the Persian, Seleucid, and Parthian empires.
Ecbatana is the first capital of the first Aryan empire in 708 BC, Medes empire with Diako kingdom, and the summer capital of Achaemenid empire. The name of Ecbatana has been carved on the wall inscription of Darius the Great and also on the petroglyph of Hercules in Bisotun.
