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Regio XIV (Transtiberim) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 04, 2022 10:01 PM

The fourteenth regio of imperial Rome was created by the Augustan administrative reform of 7 BCE. This region contained, in addition to the named monuments, the statio of the seventh cohort of the Vigiles, 78 shrines (aediculae), 150 townhouses, 22 warehouses (horrea), 86 bathhouses, and 180 fountains. At the beginning of the fifth century, the Regio was subdivided into 78 districts or vici and 4,405 insulae.

Romaion Agros — by M. Roaf — last modified Sep 13, 2022 10:22 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 89 D3 Romaion Agros

Rumakan — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 14, 2022 07:13 AM

An ancient settlement or region of Babylonia whose precise location cannot be determined today. It was established as a tax-collection sub-district of Vēh-Artakhshatr by Ardashīr I. This place was also called Rumae and is referred to in the Babylonian Talmud, Treatise Megillah 26b, as having had a Jewish community.

Sabina — by L. Quilici — last modified Oct 18, 2022 01:33 PM

The one-time territory of the ancient Sabine people of central Italy.

Sachalitis — by D.T. Potts — last modified Jan 15, 2024 11:08 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 4 D2 Sachalitis

Sakasene — by David Braund — last modified Sep 07, 2022 07:29 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 88 E4 Sakasene

Sakastan(e) — by M.U. Erdosy — last modified Aug 30, 2022 11:05 AM

Sakastan(e) was a region located between Arachosia and Drangiana.

Saltus Constantinianus? — by B. Isaac — last modified Jan 28, 2019 04:25 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 70 E3 Saltus Constantinianus?

Saltus Gerariticus — by B. Isaac — last modified Jan 28, 2019 04:23 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 70 F3 Saltus Gerariticus

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 Jun 23, 2023 11:06 AM

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 Oct 27, 2013 11:41 AM

The sixth century AD 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.

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