ACMETA
City that the Greeks and Romans called Ecbátana and that the Jews designated with the Aramaic name of Acmeta. Since the 700s BC it was the capital of Media, as well as the residence of the Persian monarchs when it fell into their power in the year 550. It is mentioned in the book of Ezra (Ezra 6:2) and in various books of apocryphal literature.