Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, E.J. Keall
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, E.J. Keall
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, W. Röllig, Chris de Lisle, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Feb 12, 2025 05:30 PM
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History
The capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), captured by Cyrus the Great in 549 BC. The site served as a summer residence for both Persian and Parthian kings.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/903021
34.80555515, 48.51640575
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Ancient Site of Hegmataneh (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- CIGS location of Hamadān (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Achmeta (750 BC - AD 640)
- Agbatana (Ancient Greek, 540 BC - 330 BC)
- Agmatanu (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ahmadan (750 BC - AD 640)
- Ecbatana (750 BC - AD 640)
- Ecbatanis Partiorvm (Ecbatanis Partiorum: Latin, 30 BC - AD 640)
- Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbatana: Ancient Greek, 720 BC - AD 226)
- Epiphaneia (750 BC - AD 640)
- Epiphaneia (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 140 BC)
- Hagmatana (750 BC - AD 640)
- Hamadān (Modern Persian, 1200 BC - AD 2000)
- Hamadān (AD 632 - AD 750)
- همدان (Hamadān: Modern Persian)
- Hamaḏān (Modern Standard Arabic, AD 632 - AD 1258)
- Hamdān (AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- Hamādan (540 BC - 330 BC)
- Hāgmātana (Ca. 600-400 B.C. Persian, Old, 540 BC - 330 BC)
- Hāmādān (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Ḥamdan (Syriac, unspecified date range)
- Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan part of (regional) Media/Mad(aya) (region) (unspecified date range)
- Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan part of (administrative) Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
- Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Filadelfia next place in route Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 92 D2 Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan
- Cohen 2013 206-208
- EncIran (online) ECBATANA
- EncIran Ecbatana
- ItMiller 792, 796, 782-83
- Livius.org Ecbatana (Hamadan)
- PECS (Perseus) ECBATANA (Hamadan) Iran
- RE Ekbatana 1 (cf. RE Apobatana)
- Sarraf 1997
- ToposText Ekbatana (Persia)
- WHL 1716: Hegmataneh
- Wikipedia (English) Ecbatana
- See Also:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 92 D2 Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Hamadan. Hegmataneh was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2024.
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, E.J. Keall, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, W. Röllig, Chris de Lisle, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/903021> [accessed: 21 June 2025]
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