: Şebinkarahisar
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Turkey
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The Pontos, Northeastern Turkey
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40° 17’ N, 38° 25’ E
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Late Antique, Seljuk, Ottoman, Armenian, Byzantine
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Şebinkarahisar / Koloneia [Lat: Colonia; Grk: Kolōneia
or Kolōnia; Arm: Kołoniay] consists of the late antique
/ medieval settlement and the nearby massive outcrop. The latter has a fortress with approximately
2.5 km of circuit walls and a citadel with a donjon. The fortress is primarily of late antique,
Byzantine, and Armenian construction, with the Seljuks credited for extensive
repairs. The Ottomans are responsible
for restorations and the construction of the donjon. At least one badly damaged Greek church
survives in the city; the two Armenian churches have been destroyed.
Ref: Şebinkarahisar, pp. 23-64; Byzantine, pp. 145-150; Armenia,
pp. 49-53, 35*, 46*, 49-50*, 57*, 62-63*, 74, 80, 113, 137, 207*.
Additional
photos are in the references above.
: Koloneia, Colonia, Kolōneia, Kolōnia, Kołoniay, Գողոնիայ, Sebinkarahisar, Κολώνεια, Κολώνια
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2
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Site Plan(s)
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Robert W. Edwards
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1983
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Late Antique, Seljuk, Ottoman, Armenian, Byzantine
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39
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B&W Photographs
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Robert W. Edwards
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1983
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Greek
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6
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Color Transparencies
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Robert W. Edwards
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1983
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Late Antique, Seljuk, Ottoman, Armenian, Byzantine
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