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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 16:35
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near modern Kayseri, central Turkey (Cappadocia region)
  • Founded: Originally Hellenistic city; refounded as Roman colony under Augustus (1st century BCE)
  • Status: Archaeological site; remains largely unexcavated
  • Coordinates: 38.738454, 35.292414

Colonia Archelais-Caesarea Mazaka was a significant Roman colonial settlement established in the heart of Cappadocia during the reign ...

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