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Shio-Mgvime monastery — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Feb 20, 2019 07:04 AM

Monastery near the town of Mtskheta in Georgia. According to tradition, the monastery was founded in the 6th century CE by St. Shio the Anchorite. It was one of Georgia's largest monastic communities in the early Middle Ages, and it remained in active use throughout the Medieval and Early Modern periods.

Shiqmim — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Jun 12, 2024 09:39 AM

One of the largest Chalcolithic settlements in Israel located 1km east of Mizad Aluf in the northern Negev desert. The site was later occupied in the Byzantine period.

Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Oct 31, 2018 02:30 PM

The so-called "Shore Temple" of Mahabalipuram is a granite-built tomb at the Mahabalipuram UNESCO World Heritage Site. It dates to the eighth century CE.

Sibrium — by M. Pearce — last modified Jun 28, 2023 10:01 AM

The Roman fort of Sibrium, known today as Castelseprio or Castel Seprio, became a significant Lombard town of the early Middle Ages. It was destroyed and abandoned in 1287. In 2011, the site, including the church of Santa Maria 'foris portas', the castrum and its Torba Tower, was enrolled as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Siphrios — by M. Roaf — last modified Dec 15, 2016 01:16 PM

A large Roman or late Roman fortress that was at least partly maintained into the medieval period. Known today as Rabat Kalesi, it is located to the northeast of the village of Hisaraltı in modern Turkey.

Solucar Albayda — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Mar 20, 2020 04:37 PM

A Spanish village located to the west of Sevilla, Spain. In the thirteenth century, it belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. The modern toponym is a derivation of the Arabic toponym "Solucar Al-bayda", meaning "the white one". The site was known as Sanlúcar de Albaida until it took the definitive name of Albaida de Aljarafe.

Soria — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Sep 04, 2024 04:17 PM

Soria is located on the Duero river in north-central Spain. Inhabited in pre-Roman times by the Arevaci, the site became prominent in the eleventh century as it was positioned near the border between Muslim-controlled lands and those controlled by Christians. It was absorbed into the Kingdom of León in 1134 and later (thirteenth century) belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.

Sorviodunum — by A.S. Esmonde Cleary — last modified Dec 01, 2021 10:23 AM

Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) is the site of pre-Roman habitation in Salisbury, England, where occupation began as early as 3,000 B.C. The oval Pre-Roman fort, covering some 11 ha, was re-used during the Roman and Norman periods.

Sos Höyük — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Oct 08, 2016 11:26 AM

An ancient settlement mound located within the boundaries of modern Yiğittaşı, Turkey, in eastern Anatolia.

Southeastern Cluster — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 06, 2021 07:44 PM

The Southeastern Cluster of rock-cut churches at Lalibela.

Spera — by María Jesús Redondo — last modified Dec 03, 2017 11:53 AM

A Spanish village located in the north of Cádiz, between Sevilla and Cádiz, and that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. It is now known as Espera.

St Peters Church, Flawford — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 12, 2021 05:45 AM

A ruined Medieval church located on the site of a Roman villa.

St. Hilarion Castle — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Jul 12, 2022 01:12 PM

A Byzantine castle in Cyprus likely in the late eleventh century. The site was a holiday retreat for Cyprus's Frankish rulers, and the Venetians destroyed it in the fourteenth century.

St. Pierre Cathedral — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Aug 11, 2022 11:57 AM

Church in Geneva, Switzerland that was originally a Roman Catholic cathedral but was converted into a Protestant church during the Reformation. The original church was built in the 4th century but the present building began construction around 1150.

Stanegate — by Scott Vanderbilt — last modified Nov 17, 2023 10:21 PM

An important Roman military road built in what is now northern England, linking Corbridge in the east and Carlisle in the west. A later western addition may have linked the fort at Kirkbride.

Stari Ras — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 08, 2021 02:17 PM

Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia, is the site of an impressive group of medieval monuments consisting of fortresses, churches and monasteries listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stiris/Steiris — by J. Fossey — last modified Jan 17, 2022 11:18 PM

An ancient settlement of eastern Phocis. The site of ancient Steiri has only ever been partly explored and defined. The city was located in an area known locally today as Paliokhori. The acropolis has been identified on a hill locally known today as Bouli, where a church or monastery of Agios Nikolaos (now ruined?) reportedly succeeded it. The site was not coincident with the modern town that has inherited the ancient name. Rather, ancient Stiris was located to the south and east of the famous monastery of Hosios Loukas, which lies between modern Steiri and modern Kyriaki (archaeological evidence for fortifications and other structures have, however, been noted both at modern Steiri and at Hosios Loukas as elsewhere in the area).

Sulayman Mountain — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Nov 18, 2024 09:35 AM

The Sulayman-too Sacred Mountain (Taht-I-Suleiman, Sulayman Rock or Sulayman Throne) located in the city of Osh was once a major place of Muslim and pre-Muslim pilgrimage. The mountain is located in the plains the Fergana Valley.

Sultan Kala — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 27, 2019 04:02 PM

A fortified area at Merv covering some 400 hectares.

Summuntorium — by H. Bender — last modified Nov 04, 2024 11:40 PM

A site with a long history of occupation, beginning in the Mesolithic period. In the Roman imperial period, a Roman auxiliary fort replaces a La Tène phase of occupation. A vicus is associated with the fort.

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