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From Latin Hecatompylus, from Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπυλος (Hekatómpulos, literally one hundred gates). The city had more than the traditional four gates.

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Hecatompylus

  1. (historical) A city in the province of Qumis, Persia, in modern Iran; Shahr-e Qumis; Saddarvazeh; one of the royal cities of the Parthian Empire.

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