Ariobarzanes ["ARE"-ee-oh-bar-ZAHN-eez] led a final stand on the road to this city.
A colossal bull's head from this city highlights an exhibit in the Chicago Oriental Institute, which sponsored the excavations of Ernst Herzfeld and Erich Schmidt here. This city's ruins lie at the base of the Mountain of Mercy. This home of the Fortification Tablets contains a palace with two staircases to the north and east with reliefs depicting subjects like Elamites carrying tribute. Ariobarzanes ["ARE"-ee-oh-bar-ZAHN-eez] led a final stand on the road to this city. In this home of a (*) hundred-columned throne room, the Gate of All Nations led to the apadana palace. An extension of the Royal Road ran southeast from Susa to this city, which was sacked by Alexander the Great. Construction of its terrace and palace began under Darius I, who is buried here. For 10 points, name this capital of the Achaemenid empire.
A colossal bull's head from this city highlights an exhibit in the Chicago Oriental Institute, which sponsored the excavations of Ernst Herzfeld and Erich Schmidt here.
Persepolis [or Tahkt-e Jamshid; prompt on Throne of Jamshid] 