5-528: Hundred Gates may refer to: Hecatompylos , a capital of the Parthian Empire Hundred-Gated Thebes , a city of ancient Egypt Meah Shearim , a neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Israel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hundred Gates . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-635: The Great stopped here in the summer of 330 BCE and it became part of the Seleucid Empire after his death. The Parni tribe took the city around 237 BCE and made it one of the first capitals of their Parthian Empire . It was mentioned as the royal city of the Parthians by a number of classical writers including Strabo , Pliny , and Ptolemy , although the Parthians seemed to have used a number of cities as their "capital" at different periods. Qumis
15-589: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hundred_Gates&oldid=887537530 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hecatompylos Qumis ( Persian : قومس ; Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭮 Kōmis ), also known as Hecatompylos ( Ancient Greek : Ἑκατόμπυλος , in Persian : صددروازه , Saddarvazeh )
20-581: Was an ancient city which was the capital of the Arsacid dynasty by 200 BCE. The Greek name Hekatompylos means "one hundred gates" and the Persian term has the same meaning. The title was commonly used for cities which had more than the traditional four gates. It may be understood better as the "Many Gated". Most scholars locate it at Sahr -e Qumis, in the Qumis region in west Khurasan , Iran . Alexander
25-494: Was destroyed by an earthquake in 856 AD , and it was probably abandoned afterwards. The site of this ancient city is now called Šahr-e Qumis ( Persian : شهر قومس ), between Semnan and Damqan in the Semnan Province . In 2011 plans for an "International Project of Tourism & Recreational City" were published, using the name of Hecatompylos . The project envisions using an area of 250 hectares (620 acres) close to
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