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🏛️ Tavium-Zela

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🏛️ Tavium-Zela
Site of a decisive Pontic defeat in 47 BCE


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 22:50
📌 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 ...

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