achmetha Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
achmetha in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Ezra 6:2), called Ecbatana by classical writers, the capital of northern Media. Here was the palace which was the residence of the old Median monarchs, and of Cyrus and Cambyses. In the time of Ezra, the Persian kings resided usually at Susa of Babylon. But Cyrus held his court at Achmetha; and Ezra, writing a century after, correctly mentions the place where the decree of Cyrus was found.
achmetha in Smith's Bible Dictionary
[ECBATANA]
achmetha in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ACH'METHA , a city of Media. Ezr 6:2. See Ecbatana.
achmetha in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Ezra 6:2 Achmetha or Ecbatana. A title applied to cities with a fortress for protecting the royal treasures (Rawlinson, in Kitto's Cyclop.). (See ECBATANA.)