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Sepphoris/Diocaesarea — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:50 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 69 B4 Sepphoris/Diocaesarea

Seqindel — by S.E. Kroll — last modified Jan 03, 2024 03:52 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 90 B2 Seqindel

Serapieion — by A. Bernand — last modified Jan 03, 2024 02:02 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 74 G4 Serapieion

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:56 AM

Sidon/Col. Aurelia Pia is an ancient maritime city and Phoenician metropolis

Sippar — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 26, 2023 12:27 AM

Sippar (or Zimbir) was an ancient city located on the east bank of the Euphrates river at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah. In order to avoid confusing this site with its sister city of Sippar-Amnanum (Tell ed-Der), it is sometimes labeled as Sippar-Yahrurum.

Susa/Seleucia ad Eulaeum — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Apr 19, 2024 11:55 AM

An ancient city of the Elamite, Persian, and Parthian empires of Iran. Located at modern Shush, Susa was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015.

Takrit/Birta — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:20 PM

Ancient Birta (or Birtha) was a fortress on the Tigris river that may have been established by Alexander the Great.

Tanis — by A. Bernand — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:38 AM

An important settlement in the eastern Nile delta (modern San el-Hagar), Tanis boasted a massive temple precinct and was the burial site for Egyptian kings of the 21st and 22nd dynasties.

Tas-Silġ — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Dec 27, 2023 01:03 PM

A hilltop on Malta that is the locus of multi-period settlement and religious activity from the Neolithic period to late antiquity.

Tell al-Hawa — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:18 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 E4 Tell al-Hawa

Tell Hammam — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:16 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 93 B2 Tell Hammam

Tell Taban/[Tabite]/Thebet(h)a? — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:54 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 C4 Tell Taban/[Tabite]/Thebet(h)a?

Tha'anach — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Jan 09, 2024 10:40 PM

Tell site at the northern edge of the Nablus Range inhabited from the Iron Age to the present.

Thebai/Thebae — by J. Fossey — last modified Feb 29, 2024 09:42 PM

The ancient city of Thebes in Boeotia (modern Greece).

Touphion — by T. Wilfong — last modified Jan 12, 2024 10:11 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 B2 Touphion

Tulul Khattab — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:22 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 91 F4 Tulul Khattab

Tyrus/Col. Septimia Severa — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Feb 01, 2024 05:43 AM

The ancient city of Tyre (modern es-Sur on the coast of Lebanon). A UNESCO World Heritage Site, in part because of its "important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times."

Ur(i) — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jan 15, 2024 02:17 PM

A major Sumerian city-state founded during the Ubaid period, ca. 3800 B.C. In archaeological terms, Ur is particularly well known for the lavish tombs of its Royal Cemetery, its massive Ziggurat. The site served as the capital of the Ur III dynasty.

Uruk/Orchoe/Erech/Orikut — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jan 22, 2024 10:03 PM

Uruk was an ancient Sumerian (and later Babylonian) city located on the Euphrates river. At its height (ca. 2900 BC), Uruk's population may have topped 50,000 people and its walls enclosed an area of more than six square kilometers, making it the largest city in the world at that point in time.

Veh Ardashir/Coche/Mahoza/‘Seleucia’ — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 23, 2023 02:26 PM

A significant Hellenistic city that served as a capital of both the Seleucid and Parthian empires. The city was founded by Seleucus Nicator.