Hecatompylos
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Hecatompylos was an ancient Iranian city of strategic importance that served as a major royal residence and administrative center in the Hellenistic and early Parthian periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hecatompylos canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalIdentification | site near modern Shahr-e Qumis ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Iranian peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranians
Parthian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Parthians
|
| capitalOf | Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic
ⓘ
Iranian peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian
Parthia ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian
|
| declineReason | shift of Parthian royal residence to other cities ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | 3rd century BC to 1st century AD ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century BC
ⓘ
3rd century BC ⓘ |
| function |
administrative hub for Parthian territories in Iran
ⓘ
royal residence of Parthian kings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings (inferred from role as capital)
ⓘ
palatial complexes (inferred from literary sources) ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | important site for study of early Parthian urbanism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
early Parthian period ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
classical sources ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iranian plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Plateau
Parthia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Semnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Damghan ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
trade route between Mesopotamia and Central Asia ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pliny the Elder
ⓘ
Claudius Ptolemaeus ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemy
Strabo ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | city of a hundred gates ⓘ |
| partOf | Parthian royal city network ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Iran ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
capital of the Parthian Empire ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| status | ruined ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled routes between western Iran and Central Asia
ⓘ
served as a key node on east–west trade networks ⓘ |
| urbanType |
fortified city
ⓘ
royal city ⓘ |
| usedByDynasty |
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Arsacid dynasty
Seleucid kings ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid dynasty
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.