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🏛️ Neocaesarea-Nicopolis

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🏛️ Neocaesarea-Nicopolis
Ruined Roman city in north-central Anatolia


🕐 1 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 22:30
📌 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 ...

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