SUSA, the ancient royal residence of the kings of Persia, built by Darius Hystaspis, according to Pliny; though he probably only restored it, being a very ancient city, founded by Tithonus father of Memnon. It was in compass 120 stadia, of an oblong quadran-
gular form, with a citadel called Memnoneum. In Suspension scripture it is called Susan, the royal citadel, from the great number of lilies growing in that district (Atheneus); situate on the river Uhlai, or Eulæus (Daniel): and the Spaniards call at this day a lily asusena (Pinedo.) Susa was the winter, as Ecbatana was the summer, residence of the kings of Persia, (Xenophon, Strabo, Plutarch.) Here the kings kept their treasure, (Herodotus.) Now called Tusser.