Sittacene
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Sittacene was an ancient region of Babylonia
and Assyria
situated about the main city of Sittace
. Pliny
in his Natural History, Book 6, §§ 205-206, places Sittacene between Chalonitis, Persis and Mesene and also between Arbelitis and Palestine
(or that it also bore those names, id., vi. 27. s. 31). Besides Sittace, Sabata
, and Antiochia
are identified as important cities. The district of Sittacene appears to have been called in later times Apolloniatis (Strabo
xi. p. 524), and which adjoined the province of Susis (xv. p. 732). It is probably the same country which Curtius
calls Satrapene (v. 2).
Alexander the Great's forces marched through Sittacene on their way from Babylon
to Susa
. Curtius and Diodorus place Alexander's major reorganization of his forces between their reinforcement at Babylon and the campaign against Susa in Sittacene. (Curt. v. 1. 40-42, v. 2. 1-7; Diod. xvii. 65) A depiction of the games which were held to boost morale became the subject of a famous painting in the collection of the Getty Museum.http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=5748
Under Hellenistic domination, Boeotia
n settlers were placed in Sittacene. (Diod. xvii 110).
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
and Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
situated about the main city of Sittace
Sittace
Sittace or Sittake or Sittakê , was an ancient city, the capital of ancient Sittacene, in Assyria, at the southern end of this province, on the road between Artemita and Susa. It is called Sitta by Diodorus...
. Pliny
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
in his Natural History, Book 6, §§ 205-206, places Sittacene between Chalonitis, Persis and Mesene and also between Arbelitis and Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
(or that it also bore those names, id., vi. 27. s. 31). Besides Sittace, Sabata
Sabata
Sabata may refer to:* Sabata - an ancient city in Sittacene, also spelled Sabdata* Victor de Sabata - Italian conductor and composer* Sabata , the first film in the The Sabata Trilogy, a series of Spaghetti westerns...
, and Antiochia
Antiochia in Sittacene
Antiochia in Sittacene was an ancient city founded in the Hellenistic period, possibly by Antiochus I. Pliny in his Natural History, Book 6, § 206, describes it as an important town in the western part of the ancient region of Sittacene, between the Tigris and Tornadotus rivers. Its present site...
are identified as important cities. The district of Sittacene appears to have been called in later times Apolloniatis (Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
xi. p. 524), and which adjoined the province of Susis (xv. p. 732). It is probably the same country which Curtius
Quintus Curtius Rufus
Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian, writing probably during the reign of the Emperor Claudius or Vespasian. His only surviving work, Historiae Alexandri Magni, is a biography of Alexander the Great in Latin in ten books, of which the first two are lost, and the remaining eight are...
calls Satrapene (v. 2).
Alexander the Great's forces marched through Sittacene on their way from Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
to Susa
Susa
Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers....
. Curtius and Diodorus place Alexander's major reorganization of his forces between their reinforcement at Babylon and the campaign against Susa in Sittacene. (Curt. v. 1. 40-42, v. 2. 1-7; Diod. xvii. 65) A depiction of the games which were held to boost morale became the subject of a famous painting in the collection of the Getty Museum.http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=5748
Under Hellenistic domination, Boeotia
Boeotia
Boeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
n settlers were placed in Sittacene. (Diod. xvii 110).