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TÜRKIYE · 3RD CENTURY AD
Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum
Samachi
On Rome’s eastern frontier, Zerzevan is an exceptional garrison complex with a walled military settlement, towers, houses, cisterns, subterranean structures and a rock-cut temple of Mithras.
- Original name
- Samachi
- Country
- Türkiye
- Period
- 3rd century AD
- Civilisation
- Roman
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage Tentative List
- Location
- 37.6084° N, 40.4992° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Which frontier of Rome was Zerzevan on?
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