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🏛️ Sebasteia-Nicopolis

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🏛️ Sebasteia-Nicopolis
Ruins of a Roman city in central Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 20:06
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near Sivas in central Turkey
  • Founded as Sebasteia under Augustus; renamed Nicopolis by Trajan
  • Major Roman provincial city on the road between Ankara and the Black Sea
  • Archaeological site with limited excavation and minimal visitor infrastructure

Sebasteia-Nicopolis was an important Roman urban center in the Cappadocia region of Anatolia, occupying a strategic position in ...

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