Tus, Iran

Tus (Persian: طوس‎‎ Tus or Tuws), also spelled as Tous, Toos or Tūs, is an ancient city in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran near Mashhad. To the ancient Greeks, it was known as Susia (Ancient Greek: Σούσια). It was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE. It was also known as Tusa. Tus was almost entirely destroyed by the Mongol conquests between 1220 and 1259.

Tus, Iran

Tus (Persian: طوس‎‎ Tus or Tuws), also spelled as Tous, Toos or Tūs, is an ancient city in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran near Mashhad. To the ancient Greeks, it was known as Susia (Ancient Greek: Σούσια). It was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE. It was also known as Tusa. Tus was almost entirely destroyed by the Mongol conquests between 1220 and 1259.