Ecbatana | Iran, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
网页Ecbatana, ancient city on the site of which stands the modern city of Hamadān, Iran. Ecbatana was the capital of Media and was subsequently the summer residence of the Achaemenian kings and one of the residences of the Parthian kings. According to ancient Greek writers, the city was founded in.
Ecbatana - Wikipedia
网页Ecbatana [a] (/ 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. [2] It was also an important city during the …
Achaemenid Empire - Wikipedia
网页The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, [16] also known as the Persian Empire [16] or First Persian Empire [17] (/ ə ˈ k iː m ə n ɪ d /; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' [18] or 'The Kingdom' [19]), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
ECBATANA – Encyclopaedia Iranica
网页1997年12月15日 · 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 .
The Achaemenid Empire - Expedition Magazine
网页The old Median and the Achaemenian summer capital Ecbatana still awaits exploration underneath modern Hamadan. The scholarly world is impatiently looking forward to the serious and devoted research necessary (and now planned) to reveal the hidden aspects of this important site.
Achaemenid Settlements | Ecbatana - History Archive
网页Ecbatana is the supposed capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), which was taken by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of Nabonidus (549 BC). According to the Histories of the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Ecbatana was founded by one Deioces, the legendary first king of the Medes.
Achaemenid architecture - Wikipedia
网页Achaemenid architecture includes all architectural achievements of the Achaemenid Persians manifesting in construction of spectacular cities used for governance and inhabitation (Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana), temples made for worship and social gatherings (such as Zoroastrian temples), and mausoleums …
Ecbatana: The Legendary Ancient City - To Iran Tour
网页2023年6月20日 · 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.
The Achaemenid Empire (550 - 330 BC) · Timeline and Maps · UW …
网页The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC) is often considered the first truly Iranian Empire both because its territory included modern-day Iran and because it laid the foundations (linguistic, religious, and artistic) for much of what would define later Iranian culture.
Llewellyn‐Jones - Major Reference Works - Wiley Online Library
网页2015年8月24日 · The Achaemenid Empire was a true world empire. Throughout its 230-year history it was in a constant state of flux: provinces were added through force or coercion and were lost from Persian control through wars, rebellions, and uprisings.