Ecbatana

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. Cambridge University Press. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) Please update as needed. bunching Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Hamadan (Hagmatan/Ekbatana) bunching Golden Rhyton from Iran's Achaemenid period. excavated at Ecbatana. Kept at National Museum of Iran . bunching Ecbatana ( Old Persian : Haŋgmatana , Agbatana in Aeschylus and Herodotus , elsewhere Ἐκβάτανα Ekbatana , Agámtanu by Nabonidos , and Agamatanu at Behistun ; modern Hamadan , Iran ) (literally: the place of gathering ; Hebrew : אַחְמְתָא , Modern : Aẖmeta , Tiberian : ʼAḥməṯā ; ) is supposed to be the capital of Astyages ( Istuvegü ), which was taken by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of Nabonidus ( 549 BC ). 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. It is also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ( Ezra 6.2) under the name Achmetha (also spelled Ahmetha , e.g. Ecbatana/Hamedan (Iran) is not to be confused with Ecbatana/ Hamath (Syria) where Herodotus claims that Cambyses II died. In 330 BC, Ecbatana was also the site of the murder of the Macedonian Greek General Parmenio (or Parmenion ) under the order of Alexander the Great .

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Underground excavations in Ecbatana ( Tell Hagmatana ) Excavations in Ecbatana ( Tell Hagmatana ) Ecbatana ( / ɛ k ˈ b æ t ən ə / ; Haŋgmatāna , literally "the place of gathering", Agbatana in Aeschylus and Herodotus , elsewhere Ἐκβάτανα Ekbatana , Agámtanu by Nabonidos , and Agamatanu at Behistun ) was an ancient city in Media in western Iran . It is believed that Ecbatana is in Tell Hagmatana (Tappa-ye Hagmatāna), near Hamedan . but the history of the city is controversial. Excavations at Kaboutar Ahang have revealed stone age tools and pottery from 1400 to 1200 BC. According to Herodotus , Ecbatana was chosen as the Medes ' capital in the late 8th century BC by Deioces . 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. It is also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ( Ezra 6.2) under the name Achmetha (also spelled Ahmetha , e.g. In 330 BC, Ecbatana was the site of the murder of the Macedonian general Parmenion by order of Alexander .

Ecbatana ( / ɛ k ˈ b æ t ən ə / ; Hagmatāna or Haŋmatāna , literally "the place of gathering", Elamite : 𒀝𒈠𒁕𒈾 Ag-ma-da-na Middle Persian : 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‏‎‎ and Parthian : 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍‎ Ahmadān, Aḥmeta, in Aeschylus and Herodotus , Ἐκβάτανα , Akkadian : 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡 a-gam-ta-nu in the Nabonidus Chronicle ) was an ancient city in Media in western Iran . It is believed that Ecbatana is in Hagmatana Hill (Tappe-ye Hagmatāna), an archaeological mound in Hamedan . According to Herodotus , Ecbatana was chosen as the Medes ' capital in the late 8th century BC by Deioces . Under the Achaemenid 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. The wealth and importance of the city in the Persian empire is attributed to its location on a crucial crossroads that made it a staging post on the main East-West highway. In 330 BC, Ecbatana was the site of the assassination of the Macedonian general Parmenion by order of Alexander the Great .

Ancient city that served as the capital of the Median Empire Ecbatana / ɛ k ˈ b æ t ən ə / ( Hagmatāna or Haŋmatāna , literally "the place of gathering" according to Darius I 's inscription at Bisotun ; Persian : هگمتانه; Middle Persian : 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‏; Parthian : 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 Ahmadān ; Akkadian : 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡 Agamtanu ; Elamite : 𒀝𒈠𒆪𒈾 Agmadana ; ʾAḥməṯāʾ ; or Ἐκβάτανα ) was an ancient city, which was first the capital of Media in western Iran , and later was an important city in Persian , Seleucid , and Parthian empires. It is believed that Ecbatana is located in the Zagros Mountains , the east of central Mesopotamia , on Hagmatana Hill (Tappe-ye Hagmatāna), an archaeological mound in modern Hamedan in Zagros mountains. "Ecbatana." The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesopotamia , edited by Robert B.

Ancient city, capital of the Median Empire This article contains cuneiform script . Without proper rendering support , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Ecbatana ( / ɛ k ˈ b æ t ən ə / ) was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom , and the first capital in Iranian history . It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires. It is believed that Ecbatana is located in the Zagros Mountains , the east of central Mesopotamia , on Hagmatana Hill (Tappe-ye Hagmatāna). 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 Iran, Ecbatana is one of the few ancient cities in the world that is still alive and important, representing the current-day Hamadan . "Ecbatana." The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesopotamia , edited by Robert B. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).