Samus (Greek:Σάμος): Orontid king in Armenia (r. c.260 BCE)King Samus, who ruled (part of) Armenia, is known from the inscriptions, found on Nemrud Dagi, in which king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene mentions his ancestors. He must be dated in the…
Sanatruces: rebel king in Armenia (r. 115 CE), perhaps from the Arsacid dynasty.In 114 CE, war broke out between the Parthian and the Roman empires. The Roman emperor Trajan successfully conquered Armenia, occupied Edessa and Nisibis in the next year, and added Babylon,…
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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Battle of Sardes (c.547??): decisive battle in the war between the Lydian king Croesus and the Persian conqueror Cyrus the Great, who defeated his opponent and captured his capital.
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Sasanians: last native dynasty to reign in Persia before the Arab conquest. Its kings and queens ruled from 224 to 651.
224-241
Ardašir I
241-272
Shapur I
272-273
Hormizd I (Ardašir II)
273-276
Bahram I
276-293
Bahram II
293
Bahram III
293-303
Narseh, "the Sakan king"
303-309
Hormizd II
309-379
Shapur II
379-383
Ardašir III
383-388
Shapur III
388-399
Bahram IV
399-420
Yazdgard I, the Sinner
420-438
Bahram V
438-457
Yazdgard…