Historical place profile
Pompeiopolis/Sebaste
Pompeiopolis/Sebaste, in Paphlagonia, was founded under Pompeius in 64 B.C. in the valley of the Amnias river. The ancient site, known today as Zımbıllı Tepesi Höyüğü, is located across the river (modern Gökırmak) from modern Taşköprü in Turkey.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:845041
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:845041
- Place type
- archaeological-site, settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.518419, 34.214073
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Pompeiopolis/Sebaste, in Paphlagonia, was founded under Pompeius in 64 B.C. in the valley of the Amnias river. The ancient site, known today as Zımbıllı Tepesi Höyüğü, is located across the river (modern Gökırmak) from modern Taşköprü in Turkey.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 86 E2 Pompeiopolis/Sebaste
Source and reuse
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Research path
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