Sebastopolis_(Caria)

Sebastopolis (Caria)

Sebastopolis (Caria)

Town of ancient Caria

Sebastopolis (Ancient Greek: Σεβαστόπολις),[1] also known as Saleia, was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.[2] It minted coins in antiquity.[3][4]

Its site is located near Kızılca in Asiatic Turkey.[2][5]

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  1. [1]
    Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 689.
  2. [2]
    Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. [3]
    "Caria, Sebastopolis: Ancient Greek Coins". Wildwinds. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ludwig Bürchner: Sebastopolis 2.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. II A,1, Stuttgart 1921, col. 955.
  5. [5]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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