Samaria (Hebrew Šomron): residence of the kings of ancient Israel, and provincial capital in the Assyrian, Babylonian, Achaemenid, and Seleucid empires. The Jews of Jerusalem did not accept the religious ideas of the people of Samaria, but acknowledged that the…
Šapinuwa: Bronze Age Hittite city, one of the major Hittite military, religious, and administrative centres. It is situated near modern Ortaköy in Turkey.
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Saqqara: southern cemetery of Memphis, capital of ancient Egypt.Saqqara
Pyramid of Djoser
Named after a local deity, Sokar, who would become associated with…
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
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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.Gymnasium
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Sardurihinilli: Urartian hillfort, south of Van, modern Çavuştepe.
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History
Built by Kings Sardure II of Urartu (r.763-734 BCE); like most Urartian forts, it…