🏛️ Tavium-Zela
Site of a decisive Pontic defeat in 47 BCE
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Central Anatolia, near Zile in Tokat Province, Türkiye
- Historical significance: Battlefield where Julius Caesar defeated Pharnaces II of Pontus
- Period: Hellenistic and Roman eras
- Status: Open-air archaeological site with limited visible structures
Tavium-Zela is an ancient settlement in central Anatolia that served as a major crossroads and fortified city during ...