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🏛️ Amaseia-Neocaesarea

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🏛️ Amaseia-Neocaesarea
Hellenistic and Roman city ruins in the Pontic interior


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 23:06
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in north-central Türkiye, near Amasya
  • Occupied from Hellenistic period through Byzantine era
  • Served as capital of the Kingdom of Pontus under Mithridates VI
  • Roman administrative center after conquest

Amaseia-Neocaesarea represents a significant archaeological site documenting settlement patterns in the ancient Pontic interior. The site, located in ...

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