Place
There were many ancient towns and many have been excavated. Here's an overview of ancient sites, usually with maps and photos of the remains.
There are 619 items in Place:
Šapinuwa (Ortaköy)
Šapinuwa: Bronze Age Hittite city, one of the major Hittite military, religious, and administrative centres. It is situated near modern Ortaköy in Turkey. …Saqqara
Saqqara: southern cemetery of Memphis, capital of ancient Egypt.Saqqara Pyramid of Djoser Named after a local deity, Sokar, who would become associated with…Sar-e Pol-e Zahab
Sar-e Pol-e Zahab: town in Iran, known for five reliefs from the Lullubian and Parthian periods. Sar-e Pol-e Zahab, Anubanini Relief The…Sarab-e Bahram
Sarab-e Bahram ("Bahram's well"): site of a Sasanian rock relief in Iran. Sarab-e Bahram general view The Iranian king Bahram II (276-293) was…Sarab-e Qandil
Sarab-i Qandil ("ice cold spring"): town in Fars, Iran, near modern Kazerun, site of a Sasanian rock relief. Bahram II's relief…Sardes
Sardes or Sardis (Greek Σάρδεις): capital of Lydia, one of the most important sites in western Turkey, one of the "seven churches" of the Revelation of John, modern Sartmustapha.Lydian Capital …Sardurihinilli (Çavuştepe)
Sardurihinilli: Urartian hillfort, south of Van, modern Çavuştepe. Çavustepe History Built by Kings Sardure II of Urartu (r.763-734 BCE); like most Urartian forts, it…Sarvestan
Sarvestan: town in eastern Fars, site of a small Sasanian palace. Approaching the palace from the southeast The Sarvestan Palace was built…Satala (Sadak)
Satala: (modern Sadak): Roman legionary base, used by XVI Flavia Firma and XV Apollinaris. Head of the water goddess Anahita from…Scaldis (Scheldt)
Scaldis: river in the west of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. The modern English name is Scheldt, but it is locally known as Escaut (French) and Schelde (Dutch). …Scamander (Karamenderes)
Scamander (Greek Σκάμανδρος): one of the rivers on the plain of Troy, modern Karamenderes Çayı. The lower river The Scamander, the modern Menderes…Schirenhof
Schwäbisch Gmünd - Schirenhof: site of a Roman fort along the Raetian limes. Schirenhof, general view To the west of modern Schwäbisch…