Hecatompylus

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • city Qumis () Persia (region) in modern Iran (country); Shahr-e Qumis; Saddarvazeh; one of the royal cities of the Parthian Empire.

Origin

  • From Latin Hecatompylus, from Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπυλος. The city had more than the traditional four gates.

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