► large Byzantine-era pithos discovered in Turkey
► Roman-era grave found in Turkey
► 2,000-year-old terracotta figures found in China
► Ancient ship workshop discovered in Sinai
► Skeleton of teen girl discovered in Egypt
► 50 mummies discovered in Minya, Egypt
► Extinct human species found in Siberian cave
► First British beer discovered in Cambridgeshire
► 2,000-year-old winery discovered in Egypt
► Ancient tombs found in Nile Delta

Sebastia

by Olivier Levy, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

by Shuki, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sebastia

Sebastia, identified with ancient Samaria, is the capital of the northern kingdom during the Iron Age II in Palestine and a major urban centre during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

Site Information

Country: Palestine

District: West Bank

Site History: First Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Canaanite

Later Cultures: Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

Site Features: Roman Monuments

UNESCO Tentative List

Official Name: Sebastia

Date of Submission: 2012

Prev | Next

Exact Location

Weather In Site

Humidity: %
Wind:

Palestine Map

by amCharts

Rating

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

4.3 average based on 44 reviews.

Sebastia

Sebastia

Site Information

Exact Location

Weather In Site

Palestine Map

Rating

Users' Comments