🏛️ Neocaesarea-Nicopolis
Ruined Roman city in north-central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Tokat Province, north-central Türkiye
- Founded in the 1st century CE as Nicopolis, renamed Neocaesarea in the 2nd century
- Served as a regional administrative and commercial center under Roman and Byzantine rule
- Site contains scattered ruins including walls, structures, and archaeological deposits
Neocaesarea-Nicopolis occupies a strategic location in the Pontic region of Anatolia. The settlement was established during the early Roman period and grew into a significant city controlling trade routes between the Black Sea coast and the interior plateau. The site preserves material evidence of continuous habitation across multiple historical periods ...