Cissia (area)

Cissia
κισσϊα (Kyssia)
The southwestern portions of Ptolemy's Geography depicting Susiana with κοσσαῑοι (Cossaei; north) and κισσϊα (Kyssia; south) highlighted.
LocationIran
RegionSusiana

Cissia (Ancient Greek: Κισσία, Kissia) was a very fertile district of Susiana in the Persian Empire, on the Choaspes. According to Herodotus, the inhabitants, Cissii, were a 'wild', free people, resembling the Persians in their manners.

Herodotus and other ancient Greek writers sometimes referred to the region around Susa as "Cissia", a variant of the Kassite name. However, it is not clear if Kassites were actually living in that region so late.

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