Sivaslı, formerly known as Sebaste ( gr, Σεβαστείας, Sebasten) is a town and district of
UÅŸak
Uşak (; el, Ουσάκειον, Ousakeion) is a city in the interior part of the Aegean Region of Turkey. The city has a population of 500,000 (2016 census) and is the capital of Uşak Province.
UÅŸak city is situated at a distance of from Ä ...
. Province in the inner
Aegean region of Turkey.
Sebaste ancient city area is away from Sivaslı town center today.
The ancient city of Sebaste was founded by Roman Emperor
Augustus (reigned 27 BC–AD 14) under the name "City of Sebaste" and was the 12th most important city of
Roman Empire. In the 9th century around, the city turned into a regional bishop seat. In the period of
East Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
, when two churches were constructed for the bishop
References
External links
A web site about SivaslıA photograph of the town*
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Populated places in UÅŸak Province
Districts of UÅŸak Province