SEBASTE

'Sebaste' () was a common placename in classical Antiquity. Sebaste was the Greek equivalent of the Latin ''Augusta''. Ancient towns by the name sought to honor Augustus or a later Roman emperor.

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Places

People

Places

★ 'Sebaste' near Mersin, Turkey, the place most often meant by the name

★ Sebaste in Uşak Province, Turkey; present-day Sivaslı which continues the same name

★ Sivas in Sivas Province, Turkey

★ Sebaste (Samaria), in the Middle East

★ Sebaste, Antique province in the Philippines

People

★ Augustus, the first Roman Emperor