Susa (Shushan)
Modern Shush, Khuzestan, Iran
Coordinates 32.1900, 48.2500 View modern location ↗
Era Exile and Return
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Capital of the Persian Empire under Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes (Ahasuerus), and Artaxerxes. The setting of Esther; Nehemiah served as cupbearer here; Daniel had visions in this city. Excavations by the French recovered the Code of Hammurabi from a later period of the site.