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Hecatompylos |
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Other name(s) |
Saddarvazeh |
Modern name(s) |
Shahr-e Qumis |
Region |
Zagros, Elam, and Iran |
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Latitude |
35.9531961 N |
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Longitude |
54.11789226 E |
Status |
Accurate location |
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Info |
Capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty
It is estimated to have had an area of 28 km² at its peak, which would indicate a population in the tens of thousands. |
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Phases |
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Iron age settlement |
time frame |
from circa 1000 BCE to 330 BCE |
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Seleucid rule |
time frame |
from 330 BCE to 238 BCE |
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Parthian empire |
time frame |
from 238 BCE |
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35.953196, 54.117892 === 35.953196 N, 54.117892 E === 35° 57' 11.5" N, 54° 7' 4.4" E |
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University of Uppsala |
The Department of Linguistics and Philology is a part of the Faculty of Languages, and therefore within the Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences. It is responsible for research and education in African and Asian languages and cultures, the European classical languages, as well as linguistics and computational linguistics. |
Olof Pedersén |
Professor in Assyriology. His research has treated different central aspects of the use of written documentation within the older cultures in the Ancient Near East and the relation between the written and the material historical evidence. |
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Nearest sites |
Hekatompylos, Shahr-i Qumis, circa 7.1 km (4.4 mi) west Tepe Hissar, circa 32.8 km (20.4 mi) north-east Qala Khandan Teppe, circa 100.8 km (62.6 mi) north Shah Tepe, circa 111.7 km (69.4 mi) north Tureng Tepe, circa 117.3 km (72.9 mi) north-east Turan Teppe, circa 120.2 km (74.7 mi) north-east Gohar Tepe, circa 103.2 km (64.1 mi) north-west Bastam, circa 98.8 km (61.4 mi) north-east Emamshahr, Shahrud, circa 92.2 km (57.3 mi) north-east Tepe Bazgir, circa 169.6 km (105.4 mi) north-east Sumbar, circa 300.2 km (186.5 mi) north-east Raga, Rhagae, Rhages, Arsacia, Rey, Ray, Shahr-e-Ray, circa 243.9 km (151.5 mi) west Deyr-e Gachin Caravansary, circa 263.7 km (163.9 mi) west Nushabad, circa 320.9 km (199.4 mi) south-west Sialk, circa 331.4 km (205.9 mi) south-west Kelardasht, Kelar mound, circa 271.6 km (168.8 mi) west Tepe Sagzabad, circa 375.6 km (233.4 mi) west [Placemark], circa 375.6 km (233.4 mi) west Ozbaki, circa 317.8 km (197.5 mi) west Pasargadai, circa 645.5 km (401.1 mi) south ≫ more... |
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ID 1670, created 10 Sep 2012, 23:54, Last changed 10 Sep 2012, 23:56 |
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