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🏛️ Sebasteia-Melitene
Roman-era city ruins in central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 20:06
📌 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 ...

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