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Samnite Sanctuary at Pietrabbondante — by N. Purcell — last modified Feb 04, 2024 12:17 AM

An ancient sanctuary on the slope of Monte Saraceno in the modern Italian comune of Pietrabbondante.

Samnites — by I.E.M. Edlund Berry — last modified Sep 09, 2022 03:30 PM

An ancient, Oscan-speaking people who lived in the central southern part of the Apennine mountains in Italy.

Samos (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Jul 10, 2024 02:36 PM

The island of Samos.

Samos (settlement) — by C. Foss — last modified Apr 22, 2024 07:04 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 61 D2 Samos

Samosata — by T. Sinclair — last modified Jul 08, 2024 10:35 AM

An ancient city on the Euphrates River's West bank, established perhaps as early as the Hittite period. Its ruins, known in modern times as Samsat (Turkey), were submerged following the construction of the Atatürk Dam in the early 1990s. The modern village of Samsat was relocated and is not coincident with the ancient site.

Samothrace (settlement) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Dec 19, 2023 10:49 AM

The homonymous settlement on the Aegean island, located on its north shore (modern Paleopolis).

Samtavro — by David Braund — last modified May 16, 2017 07:26 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 88 C3 Samtavro

Samti — by F.T. Hiebert — last modified Nov 16, 2023 09:13 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 99 D2 Samti

Samut 1 — by T. Wilfong — last modified Jan 17, 2017 11:41 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 D4 Samut 1

San Giovenale — by W.V. Harris — last modified Apr 03, 2024 03:48 PM

The archaeological remains of an Etruscan settlement were discovered at San Giovenale, close to Blera, Italy, by the Swedish Institute at Rome in the 1950s and 1960s. The ancient name of the site is unknown.

San Giuliano — by W.V. Harris — last modified Feb 17, 2020 08:46 AM

An Etruscan settlement evidenced by its extensive, surviving necropolis, which now lies within the Parco Naturale Regionale Marturanum in the administrative territory of Barbarano Romano, Italy. Its modern name is transferred from a nearby medieval church.

Sanctuary at Fondo Iozzino — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Aug 30, 2021 02:08 PM

An extra-urban sanctuary located outside of the Porta Nocera of Pompeii. Excavations at the sanctuary have revealed votive activity in multiple periods, including the pre-Roman phases of Pompeii. Inscribed bucchero pottery indicates connections with leading Etruscan families of central Italy.

Sanctuary of Amynos and Asklepios — by Chris de Lisle — last modified Apr 10, 2024 10:15 AM

A sanctuary of the healing heroes Amynos and Asklepios, located between the Pnyx and the Areopagos in Athens. Archaeological evidence stretches from the 4th century BC until the Roman Imperial period.

Sanctuary of Aphrodite/Isis — by Chris de Lisle — last modified Mar 15, 2024 10:13 AM

A sanctuary on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to Aphrodite in the Classical period and associated with Isis from the late first century BC. A temple was built in the Hadrianic period.

Sanctuary of Apollo — by Jonathan Fu — last modified Sep 25, 2023 01:51 PM

The Sanctuary of Apollo near Amyklai is a stoa-like building that enclosed a colossal statue of Apollo on three sides and was decorated with reliefs. The tomb of Hyacinthus is used as a statue base, combining the two local deities together.

Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene — by Rio Mursinna — last modified Feb 01, 2019 09:58 PM

A sanctuary at Cyrene dedicated to Apollo Karneios. The sanctuary was in use between the seventh century BC and the second century AD, and included shrines to other gods, including Artemis and Isis.

Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos — by C. Foss — last modified Nov 13, 2024 11:41 AM

The famous sanctuary of Apollo on the Cycladic island of Delos.

Sanctuary of Apollo Phanaios — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 09, 2022 02:11 PM

A partially excavated artificial platform and temple at modern Kato Phana on the Greek island of Chios (ancient Phanai).

Sanctuary of Apollo Pythios — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Sep 05, 2023 05:15 PM

A Doric-order temple with a hexastyle in antis plan measuring 31.15x16.05 m. According to Mazarakis-Ainian, the cella is divided into two parts by means of an axial colonnade. The altar stood at the east front of the temple.

Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis in the Taygetos — by G. Reger — last modified Jun 06, 2023 09:53 AM

A sanctuary in the Taygetos mountains, attested in both literary and epigraphic texts, its precise location cannot yet be determined; however scattered and reused architectural components and inscriptions have been found in the area of the Chapel of Panagia Kapsocherovolousa, Volimos, northwest of modern Alagonia in the Peloponnese. Of uncertain foundation date, but confirmed by the Roman Senate under Tiberius as belonging to the Messenians (as part of the Ager Denthaliatis), rather than the Spartans.

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