The topic for this paper is the ancient city of Susa1. The paper is intended to test your academic capacities to plan research argue and write a well-organized paper. It has to include an introduction a thesis or a series of arguments and a conclusion. The paper has to include a bibliography or a list of references specifically used in the text. The length of the paper has to be from 1750 to 2000 words. 2. Any topic in connection with ancient Iranian cities and monuments is acceptable. However the research paper cannot be a mere description of a city and its monuments. The paper needs to introduce a question or a specific topic; it has to tackle a specific problem or to answer a set of questions. The paper has to be analytical or critical. For formatting and styles refer to the Chicago Manual of Styles. THE TOPIC FOR THIS PAPER IS: SUSA PLEASE remember that this is not a description of the cities but more focal points of monuments in the city important people poets and also link the cities to present day history and contextualize it in modern history. Give your opinion on what intrests you about that place and make your opinion clear! Please use the sources i provided but if you do need extra you can use outside RELIABLE sources General readings: – Pierre Amiet “An introduction to the history of art in Iran” The Royal City of Susa New York 1992 pp. 1-15. (available in CCLE) – Gavin Hambley “The traditional Iranian city in the Qājār period” Cambridge History of Iran ch. 15. (available in CCLE) – Masoud Kheirabadi Iranian Cities: Formation and Development Syracuse Univ. Press 2000. – Laurence Lockhart Persian Cities London 1960. – David Stronach and A. Mousavi (eds.) Ancient Iran from the Air Mainz 2012. (the required sections will be made available in CCLE) – Encyclopedia Iranica available at www.iranicaonline.org.