Sebaste
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Sebaste was an ancient city in the central highlands of Samaria, refounded and expanded by Herod the Great as a major Hellenistic-Roman urban center.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sebastia | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic city
ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | Harvard University expedition ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine
Crusader ⓘ Hellenistic ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithProvince |
Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Judea
|
| associatedWithRuler | Herod the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInAntiquity | Judea ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| earlierSettlementOnSite |
Samaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Samaria (ancient city)
|
| expandedBy | Herod the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 1st century BCE (Herodian refoundation) ⓘ |
| greekNameMeaning | Augustus ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
Hellenistic culture
ⓘ
Jewish culture ⓘ Roman culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
acropolis
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ stadium ⓘ temple complex ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| hasType |
fortified city
ⓘ
planned city ⓘ |
| latinEquivalentName | Augusta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Samaria
ⓘ
central highlands of Samaria ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern village of Sebastia ⓘ |
| majorUrbanCenterIn |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Herodian Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodian kingdom of Judea
|
| predecessor |
Shechem
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Samaria
|
| refoundedBy | Herod the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Samaria ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceIn | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Samaria
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| tourismType | archaeological tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sebastia
this entity surface form:
Sebastia