Ecbatana

[ ek-bat-n-uh ]

noun

1. ancient name of Hamadan.

Ecbatana

/ ɛkˈbætənə /

noun

1. an ancient city in Iran, on the site of modern Hamadān; capital of Media and royal residence of the Persians and Parthians

Example Sentences

Now when he was come about Ecbatana, he received the news of what had happened to Nicanor and Timotheus.

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Hamadan, which is now in a state of ruin, is said to stand on or near the site of the ancient Ecbatana.

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It is certain that at a very early date it was the rival of Ecbatana, of Nineveh, and of Babylon.

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I thought sometimes that I should have died of the weariness of Ecbatana.

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"I was about to send it to Ecbatana," answered Atossa with perfect simplicity.

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