Palestine

Sebastia

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Sebastia, known as Samaria in antiquity, was the capital of the Kingdom of Israel in the 8th and 9th centuries BCE. In Roman times it was rebuilt as Sebaste and was inhabited until the Byzantine period. The archaeological site close to the modern city of Sebastia includes remains from the Israelite, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.
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Sebastia (ID: 5718)
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Palestine
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On tentative list 2012 Site history
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  • May 20, 2025 lemonde.fr — In the West Bank, the archaeological site of Sebastia under Israeli control

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