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🏛️ Amaseia-Neocaesarea

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🏛️ Amaseia-Neocaesarea
Ancient Roman city ruins in north-central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 00:40
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Amasya Province, north-central Türkiye, along the Yeşilırmak River
  • Founded as Amaseia in the 3rd century BCE by the Kingdom of Pontus
  • Renamed Neocaesarea under Roman rule in the 1st century CE
  • Served as a major administrative and cultural center during the Roman and Byzantine periods

Amaseia-Neocaesarea was a significant urban settlement in Roman Anatolia, occupying a strategic position in the interior of Asia ...

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