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🏛️ Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka

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


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 16:36
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Cappadocia, modern-day Kayseri Province, Türkiye
  • Established as a Roman colony under Augustus in the 1st century CE
  • Served as the capital of the Roman province of Cappadocia Romana
  • Remains largely unexcavated; archaeological work ongoing

Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka was a significant Roman settlement founded in central Anatolia during the reign of Augustus. The ...

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