🏛️ Sebasteia-Melitene
Roman-era city ruins in central Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Sivas, central Türkiye, at 39.21°N, 37.20°E
- Founded as Sebasteia under Roman Emperor Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE)
- Served as provincial capital of Cappadocia during the Roman period
- Largely unexcavated; remains scattered across hillside terrain
Sebasteia-Melitene was a major Roman settlement in central Anatolia, established during the reign of Augustus as part of ...