🏛️ Caesarea Mazaka
Roman provincial capital in central Anatolia, modern Kayseri
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in modern Kayseri, central Turkey (Cappadocia region)
- Capital of Cappadocia province under Roman rule
- Coordinates: 38.736559°N, 35.535631°E
- Modern city heavily built over ancient remains; limited excavated structures visible
Caesarea Mazaka was the principal city of the Roman province of Cappadocia, serving as its administrative and economic center from the 1st century CE onward. The site, now buried beneath modern Kayseri, was originally a Hellenistic settlement that rose to prominence under Roman control. Its strategic position on trade routes connecting the Mediterranean to the Levant and Central Asia made it a significant urban hub throughout the Roman and Byzantine periods ...