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🌍 Susa (Persia)

  • <div data-attribute_names="[]"><span data-attribute_object_ids="[]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="10801386" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_10801386">Pausanias<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11300603" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11300603">Diodoros, <span style="font-style: italic;">Library</span></span></span><span data-attribute_object_ids="[]"><span class="a type-7140" data-type_id="7140" data-object_id="11292578" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-7140_11292578">Strabo<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></div>
  • Alternative names
    Sousa
    Alternative name
    🌍 Cissia (alt. Sousa)
    Information
    city in Asia Minor, capital of Persian Empire
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912936
    Place of burial of
    👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy
    Founded by
    👤 Tithonos (s. of Laomedon) son of Laomedon, abducted by Eos
    Conquered by
    👤 Memnon son of Eos and Tithonos, leader of the Ethiopian contingent at Troy👤 Ninos (Babylonian) mythical king of Babylon👤 Ariaios king of Arabia
    Encompasses
    🌍 Memnoneion (Susa)
    Mentioned in Text
    PausaniasDiodoros, LibraryStrabo
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