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🏛️ Nicopolis-Satala

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🏛️ Nicopolis-Satala
Ruins of a Roman military settlement in northeastern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 22:16
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Rize Province, northeastern Türkiye, near the Black Sea coast
  • Established as a Roman fortress city in the 1st century CE under Emperor Trajan
  • Served as a strategic military outpost controlling the Pontic frontier
  • Partially excavated; remains include fortification walls, barracks, and administrative structures

Nicopolis-Satala was a Roman military settlement founded in 72 CE by Emperor Trajan in the mountainous region of ...

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