Great Media

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    The larger, southern portion of ancient Media following the latter’s partition by the Macedonians, the smaller northern portion being Atropatian Media, also known as Atropatia or Atropatene.

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Calque of Ancient Greek Μεγάλη Μηδία (Megálē Mēdía, literally “Great Media”), as inferred from Strabo's description of the division of Media in his Geography (11.13.1): : ἡ δὲ Μηδία δίχα διῄρηται: καλοῦσι δὲ τὴν μὲν μεγάλην, ἧς μητρόπολις τὰ Ἐκβάτανα […] hē dè Mēdía díkha diēírētai: kaloûsi dè tḕn mèn megálēn, hês mētrópolis tà Ekbátana […] Media is divided into two parts; they call the one great, whose metropolis is Ecbatana […]

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