Ecbatana
enUKEc·ba·ta·na
E0023100 (ĕk-băt′n-ə)Ecbatana
(ɛkˈbætənə)Ec•bat•a•na
(ɛkˈbæt n ə)n.
| 单词 | ecbatana |
| 释义 | EcbatanaenUKEc·ba·ta·naE0023100 (ĕk-băt′n-ə)Ecbatana(ɛkˈbætənə)Ec•bat•a•na(ɛkˈbæt n ə)n. EcbatanaenUKEcbatana(ĕkbăt`ənə, ĕkbətä`nə), capital of ancient MediaMedia, ancient country of W Asia whose actual boundaries cannot be defined, occupying generally what is now W Iran and S Azerbaijan. It extended from the Caspian Sea to the Zagros Mts. ..... Click the link for more information. , later the summer residence of Achaemenid and Parthian kings, beautifully situated at the foot of Mt. Elvend and NE of Behistun. In 549 B.C. it was captured by Cyrus the Great. It possessed a royal treasury and was plundered in turn by Alexander, Seleucus, and Antiochus III. The site has never been thoroughly excavated, since it is covered by the modern city, HamadanHamadan , city (1991 pop. 349,653), capital of Hamadan prov., W Iran, at the foot of Mt. Alwand. Located at an altitude of 6,000 ft (1,829 m), it is the trade center for a fertile farm region where fruit and grain are grown. ..... Click the link for more information. , Iran, where the traditional tomb of Esther is still honored by the Jewish community. Ecbatana was the Achmetha of Ezra 6.2 and the Apocrypha. It is also called Hangmatana. Ecbatana |
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