Sambana
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Sambana is an ancient town mentioned by Diodorus Siculus
(xvii. 27). William Smith
identifies it as the same as the Sabata
mentioned by Pliny
(vi. 27. § 31). It was situated about two days' journey north of Sittace
and east of Artemita
, in Assyria
.
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian who flourished between 60 and 30 BC. According to Diodorus' own work, he was born at Agyrium in Sicily . With one exception, antiquity affords no further information about Diodorus' life and doings beyond what is to be found in his own work, Bibliotheca...
(xvii. 27). William Smith
William Smith (lexicographer)
Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.-Early life:Born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents, he was originally destined for a theological career, but instead was articled to a solicitor. In his spare time he taught himself classics, and when he entered University College...
identifies it as the same as the 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...
mentioned by 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...
(vi. 27. § 31). It was situated about two days' journey north 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...
and east of Artemita
Artemita
Artemita or Artemita in Apolloniatis was a city in what is now eastern Iraq that flourished under the Parthian Empire.Though its exact location is not known, it was located on the major route to Khorasan, between Seleucia and the Zagros Mountains...
, in 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...
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