Ecbatana (Old Persian Hagmatana, 'gathering place'): main settlement of the Medes, modern Hamadan. See http://www.livius.org/ea-eh/ecbatana/ecbatana1.html
Tappe-ye Hagmatāna - Ancient Ecbatana
Capital of ancient Media; the Parthian residence has been identified.
Relevante Museen
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Hamadan, Museum
Hamadan, Museum -
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
Nahegelegene Fundstellen
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Hamadan, Museum
Hamadan, Museum -
Hamadan
Tomb of Esther and Mordechai. One of the locations. -
Battle of Ecbatana in 129 BC
Battle between the Seleucids of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Parthians of Phraates II -
Hamadan, Mausoleum of Bu Ali (Avicenna)
Exhibition of medical instruments and tools
