Ἐκβάτανα

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Ecbatana /ɛkˈbætənə/ (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 Hagmatāna or Haŋmatāna, literally "the place of gathering"; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‏; Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 Ahmadān; Akkadian: 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡 kura-gam-ta-nu; Elamite: 𒀝𒈠𒁕𒈾 Ag-ma-da-na; Aramaic: אַחְמְתָא Aḥmeta; Ancient Greek: Ἀγβάτανα or Ἐκβάτανα) 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.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων (τά) :
Ecbatane, capitale de la Médie.

Spanish (DGE)

(Ἐκβάτᾰνα) -ων, τά
• Alolema(s): Ἀγβάτανα A.Pers.16, 535, Hdt.1.98, Tim.15.159; Ἐγβάτανα D.10.34; Βάτανα Isid.Char.2.(6)
• Prosodia: [-βᾰ-]
Ecbátana
1 capital de Media, residencia de verano de los reyes aqueménidas, actual Hamadán (en Irán), A.l.c., Hdt.1.98, 110, 153, 3.64, 92, Ar.Ach.64, 613, Tim.l.c., Pl.Epigr.10, X.Cyr.8.6.22, An.2.4.25, 3.5.15, D.l.c., Ptol.Geog.1.12.5, 8.21.9, Isid.Char.l.c.
2 ciudad de Siria, más tarde llamada Batanea, Hdt.3.62, 64, I.Vit.54, St.Byz.s.u. Ἀγβάτανα.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Ἐκβάτᾰνα: ион.-поэт. Ἀγβάτανα (βᾰ) τά Экбатаны или Экбатана (столица Мидии, впосл., в VI-V вв. до н. э., летняя резиденция персидских царей) Aesch., Her., Arst., Xen., Polyb.

Translations

Akkadian: 𒆳𒀀𒃵𒋫𒉡; Ancient Greek: Ἐκβάτανα, Ἀγβάτανα; Aramaic: אַחְמְתָא‎; Armenian: Եկբատան; Old Armenian: Եկբատան, Ահմատան; German: Ekbatana; Hebrew: אחמתא‎; Latin: Ecbatana, Ecbatanas, Ecbatanis Partiorum; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭‎; Old Persian: 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴; Parthian: 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍‎; Persian: هگمتانه‎; Portuguese: Ecbátana; Russian: Экбатана, Экбатаны, Екбатаны; Spanish: Ecbatana