Sivaslı, formerly known as Sebaste ( gr, Σεβαστείας, Sebasten) is a town and district of
Uşak . 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
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 ...
(reigned 27 BC–AD 14) under the name "City of Sebaste" and was the 12th most important city of
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...
. 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*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sivasli
Populated places in Uşak Province
Districts of Uşak Province