2006-09-18 03:21:57 · 6 answers · asked by Monique S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The traditional name of the capital city of the ancient Median Empire (and summer capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire) was Ecbatana -- from the Greek form of the name. Originally it was more like "Hagmatana", modern day Hamadan, located in the Zagros mountains of central-west Persia.
http://www.iranica.com/articles/v8/v8f1/v8f1131.html
http://cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/madha/medes.htm (see city on map)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medes#Mede_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamedan
2006-09-18 04:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These answers are wrong. Hamadan is not in any way related to Ecbatana which was the capital of the medes. Read Wikipedia:
"However, this association remains problematic. There is currently no evidence of Median existence in Hagmatana hill."
The real Ecbatana(Hagmatana) is in Bukan city in northwestern Iran not in Hamadan. The archaeologists try to fool everyone into believing their none sense. An example of real median art (700 B.C):
2014-11-03 12:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by ILTG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ecbatana
ancient city on the site of which stands the modern city of Hamadan (q.v.), 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.
2006-09-18 14:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by Britannica Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The capital is named: Pteria!@
2006-09-18 10:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by nswblue 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ain't the in Iran?
2006-09-18 10:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by magosho 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.farhangsara.com/history_medes.htm
2006-09-18 10:23:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋