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Sam'alla (kingdom) — by Jamie Novotny — last modified Jan 20, 2022 09:28 PM

Sam'alla (šmʾl; also known as Bīt-Gabbāri and yʾdy) was a small Aramean kingdom/city-state during the first half of the first millennium BC. It is named after its capital city Sam'al (modern Zincirli Höyük).

Samara Bend — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Dec 08, 2024 10:31 PM

An area surrounding a sharp bend in the Volga River. The region contains a number of major archaeological sites of the Neolithic Age.

Samaria (region) — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Aug 20, 2019 02:21 PM

The ancient region of Samaria.

Samnium (region) — by N. Purcell — last modified Sep 22, 2022 04:11 PM

Samnium is the Latin name for a region of south and central Italy inhabited by the Samnites. The geographic limits of this region prior to sustained Roman contact are poorly defined. With the Augustan reorganization of Italy, the pre-Roman Samnium is subdivided among three of the Augustan regions.

Sarakene — by T. Sinclair — last modified Sep 19, 2022 11:11 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 87 A3 Sarakene

Saraouene — by S. Mitchell — last modified Sep 03, 2022 09:38 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 63 E2 Saraouene

Sargarausene (region) — by T.B. Mitford — last modified Oct 17, 2022 01:12 PM

Sargarausene was a region of the Roman province of Cappadocia.

Sboryanovo Historical and Archaeological Reserve — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Sep 02, 2021 04:34 PM

Protected area located between the villages of Sveshtari and Malak Porovets in northeastern Bulgaria containing over 140 identified archaeological sites from different historical periods. Among the sites in the landscape is the Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, a Unesco World Heritage site.

Scadinavia/Scandza — by R. Warner — last modified Sep 21, 2024 11:00 AM

The sixth-century CE historian Iordanes described Scadinavia/Scandza, modern Scandinavia, as a "great island" in his description of the origins of the Goths.

Scythia — by R. Talbert — last modified Jun 06, 2023 06:09 PM

An ancient region, located roughly north of the modern Danube river and west of the Don.

Šeḫa River Land — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 20, 2024 03:51 PM

Bronze Age kingdom or federation of Western Anatolia whose exact location(s) and extent are matters of scholarly debate. Major settlements associated with the kingdom include Kaymakçı Tepe, Panaztepe, Larisa, and Bayrakli.

Sfakia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 17, 2024 06:07 PM

Sfakia or Sphakia is a mountainous region in southwestern Crete. The University of Oxford has carried out extensive campaigns of archaeological field survey in the region.

Sigerdis — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Jan 25, 2020 08:18 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 5 unlocated Sigerdis

Sinai — by D.F. Graf — last modified Jul 07, 2023 08:42 AM

The Sinai Peninsula is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south.

Sindike — by David Braund — last modified Jan 13, 2020 09:40 AM

Sindike was a region of the Taman peninsula inhabited by the ancient tribe of the Sindoi.

Sirakene — by David Braund — last modified Sep 17, 2022 03:38 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 88 B4 Sirakene

Skiritis — by G. Reger — last modified Oct 11, 2022 09:47 PM

Skiritis was a mountainous region of northern Laconia, close to the border of Arcadia. Skirtis lay between the Oenus and Eurotas rivers.

Skotitas — by G. Reger — last modified Oct 17, 2022 02:07 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 D3 Skotitas

Smyrnophoros Chora — by D.T. Potts — last modified Jan 25, 2020 07:40 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 4 B3 Smyrnophoros Chora

Sodoukene — by David Braund — last modified Sep 17, 2022 07:13 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 88 D4 Sodoukene

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