Edward Gibbon, Index Expurgatorius (Sec. 7)
Cicero (pro lege Manilia. C. 4) speaks of Ecbatana, as the royal seat of Mithridates. I suppose it is not necessary to prove, that Ecbatana was the Capital of Media, or that Media was° never a part of that prince’s empire. Tully was probably but an indifferent Geographer, and the celebrated name of Ecbatana, sounded extremely well. A lesson for Criticks!
