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🏛️ Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka

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🏛️ Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka
Roman colonial settlement in Cappadocia, central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 20:36
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near modern Kayseri, Turkey, in the Cappadocia region
  • Founded as a Roman colony by Emperor Tiberius in the 1st century CE
  • Served as the capital of the Roman province of Cappadocia
  • Site comprises ruins of fortifications, civic structures, and residential areas

Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka was a strategically important Roman colonial city established in central Anatolia during the early imperial ...

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