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- SabinesAncient Italic people
- Sack of BostraThe sack of Bostra occurred around the spring of 270 AD when Queen Zenobia of Palmyra sent
- Sack of Rome (546)The sack of Rome in 546 was carried out by the Gothic king Totila during the Gothic War of
- Sack of ThebesAssyrian plunder of Kushite Thebes
- Sacred groveGrove of trees of special religious importance to a particular culture
- Sadeh (queen)Sadeh or Sadhe was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a lower ranking wife of Pharaoh Ment
- Sage (philosophy)Someone who has attained wisdom
- Saggar (god)Saggar (also Šaggar, Sanugaru, Šanugaru) was a god worshiped in ancient Syria, especially
- SahureEgyptian pharaoh, second ruler of the Fifth Dynasty, 25th century BC
- Sail (hieroglyph)Egyptian hieroglyph
- Saint George and the DragonMedieval legend
- Saint JosephHusband of Mary and legal father of Jesus
- Saint Joseph's dreamsBiblical episodes
- Saint PatrickChristian missionary, bishop, and saint
- Sais, EgyptAncient Egyptian city
- Salamis, CyprusAncient city-kingdom of Cyprus
- SalitisEgyptian pharaoh
- SalonaRoman ruined city in Dalmatia
- SamothraceGreek island in the Aegean Sea
- SampiArchaic letter of the Greek alphabet
- SanctuarySacred place
- Sanhedrin trial of JesusTrial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin, a Jewish judicial body
- Saqqara TabletAncient stone engraving surviving from the Ramesside Period of Egypt
- SarcophagusStone coffin
- Sarpedon (Trojan War hero)Figure in Greek mythology
- SasanSasan (Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭮𐭠𐭭 Sāsān > Persian ساسان), considered the eponymous ancestor
- Sasanian civil war of 589–591The Sasanian civil war of 589–591 was a conflict that broke out in 589, due to the great d
- Sasanian civil war of 628–632Internal conflict within the Persian Sasanian Empire
- Satis (goddess)Ancient Egyptian goddess
- SatrapRuler of a province in ancient Persia
- Saturn (mythology)God in ancient Roman mythology
- Saturnian (poetry)Saturnian meter or verse is an old Latin and Italic poetic form, of which the principles o
- ScamanderWater deity in Greek mythology
- Scarab (artifact)Scarab beetle-shaped amulets and impression seals of ancient Egypt
- Scribonius (Bosporan usurper)Scribonius was a man of unknown origin, possibly Roman or Hellenistic. He claimed to be a
- SebaytEgyptian wisdom literature
- SebittiThe Sebitti or Sebittu are a group of seven minor war gods in Neo-Sumerian, Akkadian, Baby
- SebiumekerAncient Nubian deity
- Second Council of ConstantinopleEcumenical council held in 553 in response to the Three Chapters controversy
- Second Epistle to the CorinthiansBook of the New Testament
- Second Epistle to the ThessaloniansBook of the New Testament
- Second Epistle to TimothyBook of the New Testament
- Second Hellenic RepublicPeriod of Greek history, 1924 to 1935
- Second Persian invasion of Greece480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
- Second Prophet of AmunAncient Egyptian priestly title
- Secular GamesThe Secular or Saecular Games (Ludi Saeculares) was an ancient Roman religious celebration
- Sed FestivalAncient Egyptian ceremony
- SejanusRoman soldier and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (20 BC – AD 31)
- Sejanus His FallSejanus His Fall, a 1603 play by Ben Jonson, is a tragedy about Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the
- Sekhemre Khutawy SobekhotepEgyptian pharaoh
- SekhmetAncient Egyptian goddess
- SeleneAncient Greek goddess of the Moon
- Seleucia PieriaSeleucia in Pieria (Greek Σελεύκεια ἐν Πιερίᾳ), also known in English as Seleucia by the S
- Seleucid dynastyRoyal family of the Seleucid Empire
- SemeleMother of Dionysus in Greek mythology
- Senakhtenre Ahmose7th king of the 17th dynasty of Egypt
- Senatus consultumResolution of the ancient Roman Senate
- Senatus consultum ultimumAncient Roman state of emergency law
- Seneca the ElderRoman scholar, writer and historian (c. 54 BC – c. AD 39)
- SenetAncient Egyptian board game
- Senet (queen)Senet was an ancient Egyptian king's wife and king's mother, known from three statues, tha
- Senusret IIPharaoh of Egypt
- Senusret III12th dynasty pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
- Septinsular RepublicOttoman and Russian protectorate in the southwest Balkans from 1800-07
- Serabit el-Khadim proto-Sinaitic inscriptionsSeries of ancient semitic inscriptions
- Serapeum of SaqqaraAncient Egyptian catacombs for Apis bulls
- SerapisGraeco-Egyptian deity
- SerekhType of ancient Egyptian heraldic crest
- SerketAncient Egyptian deity
- Sermon on the MountCollection of sayings and teachings of Jesus
- Sermon on the PlainIn Christianity, the Sermon on the Plain refers to a set of teachings by Jesus in the Gosp
- SerpopardMythical animal known from ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art
- Servius TulliusKing of Rome from c. 578 to 535 BC
- SeshatAncient Egyptian deity
- SesheshetKing's mother
- Session of ChristChristian doctrine
- Set (deity)Egyptian god of the desert, storms, violence, and foreigners
- Set animalTotemic animal of the god Set
- Seti IEgyptian pharaoh
- Seti IIPharaoh of Egypt from 1203 to 1197 BC
- SetnakhteFirst pharaoh of the 20th dynasty
- Seven hills of RomeGeographical heart of Rome, Italy, within the walls of the city
- Seven Sages of Greece7th–6th century BCE group of philosophers
- Seventeenth Dynasty of EgyptThird Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian Second Intermediate Period
- Severan dynastyRoman imperial dynasty (ruled 193 to 235)
- Severe styleThe Severe style, or Early Classical style, was the dominant idiom of Greek sculpture in t
- Sextus Empiricus2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
- Sextus Pompeius FestusSextus Pompeius Festus, usually known simply as Festus, was a Roman grammarian who probabl
- ShadrafaShadrafa (or Shadrapa, šdrpʾ, šdrbʾ, σατραπας, i.e. "satrap") is a poorly-attested Canaani
- Shakespearean problem playIn Shakespeare studies, the problem plays are plays written by William Shakespeare which a
- Shapur IShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 240 to 270
- Shapur IIShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 309 to 379
- Shapur II's siege of Bezabde
- She-wolf (Roman mythology)Roman mythological creature
- Shed (deity)Ancient Egyptian deity
- Shepenupet IIShepenupet II (alt. Shepenwepet II, prenomen: Henutneferumut Irietre) was an ancient Egypt
- Sherden2nd millennium BC Mediterranean ethnic group
- ShezmuAncient Egyptian earth and underworld god
- Shoshenq IPharaoh of Egypt
- Shu (god)Ancient Egyptian primordial god
- SiamunEgyptian pharaoh
- Sidonius Apollinaris5th-century Gallic poet, diplomat, bishop, and Catholic saint
- Siege of Augustodunum HaeduorumThe Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum took place in 269-270, Augustodunum (modern-day Autun
- Siege of AuximusThe siege of Auximus (also called siege of Auximum or siege of Osimo) was a siege during J
- Siege of Constantinople (626)Part of Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 & the Avar–Byzantine Wars
- Siege of CurictaThe siege of Curicta was a military confrontation that took place during the early stages
- Siege of Cyropolis329 BCE siege
- Siege of GomphiThe siege of Gomphi was a brief military confrontation during Caesar's Civil War. Followin
- Siege of Gush HalavThe siege of Gush Halav refers to the Roman siege and sack of the fortified Galilean town
- Siege of HalicarnassusSiege by Alexander the Great in 334 BC
- Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)Part of the First Jewish–Roman War
- Siege of Miletus334 BC siege in southern Ionia
- Siege of MotyaSiege during Second Sicilian War
- Siege of OricumThe siege of Oricum occurred in the winter of 48 BC during the Civil War, beginning in Nov
- Siege of PerinthusThe siege of Perinthus (340 BC) was an unsuccessful attempt by Philip II of Macedon to def
- Siege of Rome (549–550)The city of Rome was besieged in AD 549–550 by the Ostrogoths, led by Totila, during a cam
- Siege of Segesta (397 BC)The siege of Segesta took place either in the summer of 398 BC or the spring of 397 BC. Di
- Siege of SenonaeThe siege of Senonae was a siege during Roman–Alamanni conflict which resulted in a Roman
- Siege of SpartaThe siege of Sparta took place in 272 BC and was a battle fought between Epirus, led by Ki
- Siege of Tauromenium (394 BC)The siege of Tauromenium was laid down by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, in the winter of
- Siege of Thessalonica (254)The siege of Thessalonica in 254 was a successful defense of the city of Thessalonica by l
- Siege of Tyre (332 BC)By the Macedonians under Alexander the Great
- Siege of UrbinusThe siege of Urbinus also called siege of Urbino or siege of Urbinum took place in the yea
- Siege of ZamaThe siege of Zama, part of the Jugurthine War, was an investment of the Numidian town of Z
- Silk RoadHistorical network of Eurasian trade routes
- ŠimigeŠimige was the Hurrian sun god. Known sources do not associate him with any specific locat
- Simon James (archaeologist)Simon James is an archeologist of the Iron Age and Roman period and an author. He is Profe
- SiptahPharaoh of Egypt from 1197 to 1191 BC
- SistrumMusical instrument
- Site-specific theatreSite-specific theatre is a theatrical production that is performed at a unique, specially
- Sixth Dynasty of EgyptFinal Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Sky (hieroglyph)Egyptian hieroglyph
- Slavery in ancient GreeceSlavery was a widely accepted practice in ancient Greece. The principal use of slaves was
- Slavery in ancient RomeSlavery played an important role in the society and economy of ancient Rome. Unskilled or
- Small Aten TempleAncient Egyptian temple located in Amarna
- SmenkhkareEgyptian pharaoh
- SmikrosSmikros (English transliteration: Small) was an ancient Greek vase painter who flourished
- SnaaibEgyptian pharaoh
- SneferuFounded ancient Egypt's 4th dynasty
- SobekAncient Egyptian deity
- SobekneferuEarliest confirmed female Egyptian pharaoh c. 1800 BC
- Social class in ancient RomeSocial class in ancient Rome was hierarchical, with multiple and overlapping social hierar
- Socratic dialogueGenre of literary prose
- Sogliano al RubiconeSogliano al Rubicone (Romagnol: Sujén) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Forlì
- SokarAncient Egyptian deity
- Sol (Roman mythology)Roman god of the Sun
- Solar barqueVessel of Ra in ancient Egyptian mythology
- Solar symbolSymbol representing the Sun
- SopdetAncient Egyptian deity
- SoterGreek epithet, savior, given to Zeus and other gods
- Sources and parallels of the ExodusHistoricity of Israelite founding myth
- Sousse Archaeological MuseumThe Sousse Archaeological Museum (Tunisian Arabic: المتحف الأثري بسوسة) is an archaeologic
- South Italian ancient Greek potterySouth Italian is a designation for ancient Greek pottery fabricated in Magna Graecia large
- Spartan armyArmy of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
- Spartan constitutionStructure of ancient Spartan government
- SpartiateCitizens of ancient Sparta
- SpoliaRepurposed building stone for new construction
- SPQRLatin initialism referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic
- Spurious diphthongA spurious diphthong (or false diphthong) is an Ancient Greek vowel that is etymologically
- Spurius Cassius VecellinusSpurius Cassius Vecellinus or Vicellinus (died 485 BC) was one of the most distinguished m
- Staatliche AntikensammlungenThe Staatliche Antikensammlungen (German: , State Collections of Antiquities) is a museum
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen DresdenStaatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (German: , Dresden State Art Collections) is a cultural
- Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische KunstThe Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (German: , State Museum of Egyptian Art) is an ar
- StabiaeAncient Roman town in Campania, Italy
- Standard of UrAncient Sumerian artifact
- StaterAncient Greek coin
- Statue of Ramesses IIAncient Egyptian statue in Memphis
- Status in Roman legal systemIn Roman law, status describes a person's legal status. The individual could be a Roman ci
- Step pyramidArchitectural structure that uses flat platforms or steps to form geometric pyramid
- Stephanus of Byzantium6th-century Byzantine grammarian and geographer
- Sthenelus (son of Capaneus)In Greek mythology, Sthenelus (; Ancient Greek: Σθένελος Sthénelos, "strong one" or "force
- Stolen body hypothesisTheory to explain the empty tomb of Jesus
- Stone quarries of ancient EgyptThe stone quarries of ancient Egypt once produced quality stone for the building of tombs
- Stone vessels in ancient EgyptAncient Egyptian stone vessel production was one of the most prolific and long-lived indus
- Story of SinuheAncient Egyptian literary work
- Story of WenamunHieratic Late Egyptian literary text
- StraboGreek geographer, philosopher and historian (64/63 BC–c.24 AD)
- Strategy of the Roman militaryThe strategy of the Roman military contains its grand strategy (the arrangements made by t
- Sub-Mycenaean potterySubmycenaean pottery is a style of Ancient Greek pottery that is transitional between the
- Substitution hypothesisTheory regarding Jesus Christ
- Succession of the Roman EmpireThe continuation, succession, and revival of the Roman Empire is a running theme of the hi
- Suda10th century Byzantine encyclopedia
- SuetoniusRoman historian (c. AD 69 – after AD 122)
- Sui iurisConcept in jurisprudence
- SumerAncient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
- Sumptuary lawLaws controlling consumption and apparel
- ŠumuganŠumugan, Šamagan, Šumuqan or Šakkan (𒀭𒄊) was a god worshipped in Mesopotamia and ancient
- Supplemental PunctuationSupplemental Punctuation is a Unicode block containing historic and specialized punctuatio
- Supreme Council of Antiquities1994–2011 branch of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture
- Surid Ibn SalhoukLegendary king
- Swoon hypothesisSkepticism toward Jesus's resurrection
- Swoon of the VirginThe Swoon of the Virgin, in Italian Lo Spasimo della Vergine, or Fainting Virgin Mary was
- Symposium (Plato)Socratic dialogue by Plato
- Synagogal JudaismBranch of Judaism