Ecbatana Definition

Ecbatana Sentence Examples

• Darius fled northwards from Ecbatana upon his approach.

• At Ecbatana new masses of treasure were seized, but when once the necessary measures which its disposal and the occupation of the Median capital entailed were taken, Alexander continued the pursuit.

• At Ecbatana the death of Hephaestion for a time plunged Alexander into a passion of mourning.

• As a residence, however, for the rulers of the empire, a remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals were Susa, Babylon and Ecbatana.

• Both in Persepolis and Pasargadae large masses of gold and silver from the tribute of the subject nations were treasured, as in Susa and Ecbatana.