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🏛️ Sebasteia-Melitene
Ruined Roman military city in central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 23:51
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Sivas in central Turkey, on the Halys River
  • Founded as a military fortress under Roman Emperor Augustus (27 BCE–14 CE)
  • Served as a major garrison for Rome's eastern frontier defense
  • Largely unexcavated; remains scattered across agricultural terrain

Sebasteia-Melitene was a significant Roman military installation established in the first century BCE in central Anatolia, positioned strategically ...

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