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capital city of the country.
Historically known as
Rhages (/ˈreɪdʒiːz/),
Rhagae, and Arsacia, Ray is the
oldest existing city in
Tehran Province. In the...
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country was
divided into two satrapies: the south, with
Ecbatana and
Rhagae (Rey near
modern Tehran),
Media proper, or
Greater Media, as it is often...
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Parthian era Pasargadae;
Achaemenid ****polis;
Achaemenid grand capital Rey (
Rhagae); Median, Ziyarid, Buyid,
Seljuk Empire Rudbar;
Justanids Qazvin; early...
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topics Language Median language,
Iranian language Cities Ecbatana (Hamadan)
Rhagae (Shahre Rey, Tehran)
Laodicea (Nahavand)
Battles involving Lydia Eclipse...
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topics Language Median language,
Iranian language Cities Ecbatana (Hamadan)
Rhagae (Shahre Rey, Tehran)
Laodicea (Nahavand)
Battles involving Lydia Eclipse...
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original Gates of
Alexander were just
south of the
Caspian Sea, at
Rhagae,
where Alexander crossed while pursuing Darius III. The name was transferred...
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topics Language Median language,
Iranian language Cities Ecbatana (Hamadan)
Rhagae (Shahre Rey, Tehran)
Laodicea (Nahavand)
Battles involving Lydia Eclipse...
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topics Language Median language,
Iranian language Cities Ecbatana (Hamadan)
Rhagae (Shahre Rey, Tehran)
Laodicea (Nahavand)
Battles involving Lydia Eclipse...
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topics Language Median language,
Iranian language Cities Ecbatana (Hamadan)
Rhagae (Shahre Rey, Tehran)
Laodicea (Nahavand)
Battles involving Lydia Eclipse...
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Median tribes resided in
Media proper, the
triangular area
between Rhagae,
Aspadana and Ecbatana. In present-day Iran, that is the area
between Tehran...
