Sebaste

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Sebaste (Greek: 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 or a later Roman emperor.

Sebaste may refer to:

Places in Turkey

  • Sivas, a city in Sivas Province
    • as Sebastea or Sebaste di Armenia, a former Metropolitan archbishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see
  • Sebaste (Sivaslı), or Sebaste in Phrygia, modern Selçikler, in Sivaslı district, Uşak Province
  • Elaiussa Sebaste, or Sebaste in Cilicia, near modern Ayas, in Mersin Province

Other places

  • Sebastia, Nablus, or Sebaste in Palæstina, a village in the West Bank, known as Samaria before 30 BCE and Sebaste in Latin
  • Sebaste, Antique, a municipality in the Philippines

See also

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