🏛️ Tavium-Zela
Ancient Pontic and Roman settlement in central Anatolia
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- Located near Zile in Tokat Province, north-central Türkiye
- Major Pontic Kingdom administrative center under Mithridates VI
- Site of Julius Caesar's rapid victory in 47 BCE (immortalized by "Veni, vidi, vici")
- Extensive Roman settlement remains including fortifications and domestic structures
Tavium-Zela comprises the archaeological remains of an important ancient city that served successively as a Pontic and Roman ...