Sebastopolis (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]

References

  1. Hierocles. Synecdemus. p. 689.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Ludwig Bürchner: Sebastopolis 2.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Volume II A,1, Stuttgart 1921, col. 955.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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