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🏛️ Satala-Trapezous

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye Asia

🏛️ Satala-Trapezous
Remains of a Roman frontier fortress in north-central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 23:56
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Tokat Province, Türkiye, in the Pontic region of north-central Anatolia
  • Served as a Roman military stronghold on the eastern frontier from approximately the 1st century CE onwards
  • Strategic position controlling the road between the Black Sea coast and interior Anatolia
  • Site contains scattered stone foundations and archaeological remains from multiple periods

Satala-Trapezous represents the archaeological remains of an important Roman fortress built to secure the empire's northeastern frontier in ...

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