Ecbatana

//ɛkˈbætənə// name

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  1. 1
    The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings. historical

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hamadan

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"Although blockaded by snow at Hamadan I was able to visit the ancient Ecbatana and there acquired a small collection of Greek jewels and Chaldean cylinders."

Etymology

From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.

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