Ecbatana is the supposed capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), which was taken by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of the reign of Nabonidus (550/549 BC).

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.

Jan 8, 2014 · 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.

Jun 20, 2023 · 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 Battle of Ecbatana was fought in 129 BC between the Seleucids led by Antiochus VII Sidetes and the Parthians led by Phraates II, and marked the final attempt on the part of the Seleucids to regain their power in the east against the Parthians.

Ecbatana (/ ɛkˈbætənə /) 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. It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires.

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.

Back in the 7 th century BC, instead of the modern city of Hamedan, there used to an iconic city of the ancient world: Hegmataneh (also known as Ecbatana city or Hagmatana). As the first capital of the first Iranian empire, the Medes Empire (678 to 549 BC), Hegmataneh enjoyed full glory, wealth and fame.

Ecbatana (Old Persian Hagmatana, "gathering place"): main settlement of the Medes, modern Hamadan. According to the Histories of the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Ecbatana was founded by one Deioces, the legendary first king of the Medes. Herodotus writes:

Ecbatana is the first capital of the first Aryan empire in 708 BC, Medes empire with Diako kingdom, and the summer capital of Achaemenid empire. The name of Ecbatana has been carved on the wall inscription of Darius the Great and also on the petroglyph of Hercules in Bisotun.