Suffetes (Phoenician sptm, "judges"): highest official in a Phoenician city.
A suffete from Lepcis Magna
The Phoenician officials known as suffetes are…
Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.Susa, the capital of ancient Elam, is in the hottest part of Iran, Khuzestan. Light is more intense than we have…
Susa (Elamitic, Babylonian: Šušim; Greek τὰ Σοῦσα): capital of Elam, favorite residence of the Persian king Darius I the Great.
Mausoleum of Daniel
Susa is mentioned…
Naval Battle of Sybota: battle between the Corinthians and Corcyraeans, one of the direct causes of the Peloponnesian War.Introduction
In 445, Athens and Sparta put an end to a war that had lasted fifteen years. Both sides were exhausted. The Spartans…
Syennesis: title of the native king of Cilicia, whose palace was at Tarsus. The Luwian word suuannassai means "belonging to the dog", a title that is well attested although its meaning remains unclear. Three leaders with this name are known.Syennesis…
In the following text, Herodotus of Halicarnassus tells how Persian king Darius the Geat found a loyal supporter on the Greek island of Samos - although the story is told from another perspective. In 522 or 521 BCE, the leader…