Sangarius (Greek Σαγγάριος): river in Phrygia and Bithynia, modern Sakarya.
The Sakarya (ancient Sangarius) near Gordium
According to the ancient geographer Strabo…
Saqqara: southern cemetery of Memphis, capital of ancient Egypt.Saqqara
Pyramid of Djoser
Named after a local deity, Sokar, who would become associated with…
Satraps (Old Persian khšaçapâvâ): the governors of the satrapies (provinces) of the ancient Achaemenid Empire.
A satrap receiving an embassy
The title…
Sattagydia (Old Persian Thataguš, country of the "hundred cows"): satrapy of the ancient Achaemenid empire, perhaps the mountains between Iran and Pakistan.
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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).
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"Scythians" (Greek Σκύθαι) and "Sacae" (Old Persian Sakâ): two renderings of Skudat ("archers"?), the name of the nomads of the Central Asian plains.
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Sentinum: town in ancient Umbria, best known for the Roman victory in the Third Samnite War in 295 BCE, which made the unification of Italy inevitable; modern Sassoferrato.
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