Sebaste ( el, Σεβαστή) was a common placename in classical Antiquity. Sebaste was the Greek equivalent (feminine) of the Latin ''Augusta''. Ancient towns by the name sought to honor
Augustus
Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...
or a later Roman emperor.
Sebaste may refer to:
Places in Turkey
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Sivas, a city in Sivas Province
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Sebastea or Sebaste di Armenia, a former Metropolitan archbishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see
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Sebaste in Phrygia, town of ancient Phrygia, now in Turkey
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Elaiussa Sebaste
Elaiussa Sebaste or Elaeousa Sebaste ( el, Ελαιούσα Σεβαστή) was an ancient Roman town located from Mersin in the direction of Silifke in Cilicia on the southern coast of Anatolia (in the modern-day town of Ayaş (there is a like-n ...
, or Sebaste in Cilicia, near modern Ayas, in Mersin Province
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Cabira
Cabira or Kabeira (; el, τὰ Κάβειρα) was a town of ancient Pontus in Asia minor, at the base of the range of Paryadres, about 150 stadia south of Eupatoria or Magnopolis, which was at the junction of the Iris and the Lycus. Eupatoria ...
, later called Sebaste during Roman times
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Niksar, in modern Tokat Province, called Sebaste during Roman times
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Pompeiopolis, later called Sebaste during Roman times
Other places
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Sebastia, Nablus, or Sebaste in Palæstina, a village in the West Bank, known as
Samaria
Samaria (; he, שֹׁמְרוֹן, translit=Šōmrōn, ar, السامرة, translit=as-Sāmirah) is the historic and biblical name used for the central region of Palestine, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The first- ...
before 30 BCE and Sebaste in Latin
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Sebaste, Antique
Sebaste, officially the Municipality of Sebaste ( krj, Banwa kang Sebaste; hil, Banwa sang Sebaste; tl, Bayan ng Sebaste), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...
, a municipality in the Philippines
See also
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Sebasteia
Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province.
The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a ...
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Sebastopolis (disambiguation) Sebastopolis ( grc, Σεβαστόπολις or Σεβαστούπολις) may refer to:
* Sebastopolis in Caria, a town of ancient Caria, now in Turkey
* Sebastopolis in Colchis, a former name of Sukhumi, Georgia
* Sebastopolis in Mysia, a form ...
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Sebastos (Augustus)
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