Sebastopolis

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Sebastopolis is an ancient Black Sea coastal city known historically as the predecessor of modern Sukhumi in the region of Abkhazia.

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Sebastopolis canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ancientNameOf Sukhumi ⓘ
category Ancient Greek colonies on the Black Sea ⓘ
Byzantine fortifications ⓘ
Former populated places in Georgia ⓘ
Roman towns and cities in Georgia ⓘ
coast Black Sea ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
hasFeature city walls ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
harbor ⓘ
hasNameEtymology "polis" meaning "city" in Greek ⓘ
derived from Greek "Sebastos" meaning "venerable" ⓘ
historicalRegion Abkhazia ⓘ
knownFor late antique fortifications ⓘ
role as a Black Sea port ⓘ
strategic coastal location ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Abkhazia ⓘ
Black Sea region ⓘ
modernSuccessor Sukhumi ⓘ
near Caucasus Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Caucasus
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Colchis ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessorOf Sukhumi ⓘ
presentDaySite Sukhumi area ⓘ
linked to: Sukhumi
region Western Caucasus ⓘ
religion early Christianity ⓘ
status ruined city ⓘ
timePeriod Byzantine period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
tradeRoute Black Sea maritime trade ⓘ
usedBy Byzantine military ⓘ
Roman military ⓘ
linked to: Roman army

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Sukhumi → formerName → Sebastopolis ⓘ