Sebaste
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Sebaste (Greek: Σεβαστή) 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.
[edit] Places
- Elaiussa 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
[edit] People
- Augustus, the first Roman Emperor