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"The site survived the fall of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE, and it flourished in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods until the 2nd century CE." (AB ev)
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"In 282 B.C., the city became a Seleucid capital, during which time it acquired status as a Greek city-state."
See www.metmuseum.org
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"served as a summer capital of Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian rulers" (AB ev)
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Includes the Statue of Heracles Callinicus at Behistun, made for a Seleucid governor named Cleomenes in about 148 BC. (wiki)