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Ecbatana was the site of the assassination of the Macedonian general Parmenion by Alexander's order. Later, in 305 BC, the city was ruled by Seleucus I.
Jul 3, 2020 · Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - New cultural relics have been revealed during the 70-day long excavations that shed new light on the mysterious capital of Medes, which is widely believed to be in Ecbatana, an ancient city on the site of which stands the modern city of Hamadan in west-central Iran. Ekbatana (forse), phraakates e musa, dracma ...
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Jul 19, 2020 · TEHRAN – Senior Iranian archaeologist Mehrdad Malekzadeh has said results of the 22nd archaeological season recently conducted on the ancient city of Ecbatana in west-central Iran were “satisfying”.
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.
This shrine was perhaps destroyed by Alexander the Great, because the deity had allowed his friend Hephaestion to die in Ecbatana (324). Later, Ecbatana was one of the capitals of the Seleucid and the Parthian Empires, sometimes called Epiphaneia.
Under the Persian kings, Ecbatana, situated at the foot of Mount Alvand, became a summer residence. Later, it became the capital of the Parthian kings, at which time it became their main mint, producing drachm, tetradrachm, and assorted bronze denominations.
Jul 2, 2020 · Rare new evidence related to the Iranian Median Empire and its capital, Ecbatana, found in Iran, may add to what we know about the culture of the Medes.
