Ecbatana Ecbatana Ecbatana (; "Hagmatāna" or "Haŋmatāna", literally "the place of gathering", , in Aeschylus and Herodotus, Akkadian: "a-gam-ta-nu" in the Nabonidus Chronicle) was an ancient city in Media in western Iran. It is believed that Ecbatana is in Hagmatana Hill (Tappe-ye Hagmatāna), an archaeological mound in Hamedan. According to Herodotus, Ecbatana was chosen as the Medes' capital in the late 8th century BC by Deioces. Under the Achaemenid Persian kings, Ecbatana, situated at the foot of Mount Alvand, became a summer residence. Later, it became the capital of the Parthian kings, at which time it became their main mint, producing
The City Put the Country Back in Me The City Put the Country Back in Me "The City Put the Country Back in Me" is a song written by Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis and Michael Huffman, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in July 1994 as the third single from his album "No Doubt About It". The song reached number 5 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 11 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song, calling it a "lightweight effort, a sassy brassy tale of a