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Sebastia
Sign in to saveSebastia (also Sebastea, Sebasteia; Greek Σεβαστεία) is from the Koine Greek name Sebasteia (Σεβάστεια), meaning that it was named in honour of an emperor using the title Sebastos, the Greek equivalent of Augustus.
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Sebastia (also Sebastea, Sebasteia; Greek Σεβαστεία) is from the Koine Greek name Sebasteia (Σεβάστεια), meaning that it was named in honour of an emperor using the title Sebastos, the Greek equivalent of Augustus.
It may refer to: Sebastia, Nablus, a Palestinian village in the West Bank Sivas (), an Ancient Roman city, now Sivas in Turkey Sebasteia (theme), a Byzantine province named after the city Malatia-Sebastia District, in Yerevan, Armenia Sebastia (moth), a moth genus
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