Susa

Susa, a town of ancient Persia, was the capital of Susiana, and containen the winter palace and treasury of the Persian kings, these being enclosed by a fortified citadel. The city was quadrangular, is mentioned in the Book of Daniel and by Pliny, and seems to have been watered by many streams, feeders of the Choaspes, on whose eastern bank it was situated. Its site is occupied by mounds, and bricks, pottery, cuneiform inscriptions, and other relics of the ancient city have been found.