Sebastia
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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.[1][2]
It may refer to:
- Sebastia, Nablus, a Palestinian village in the West Bank
- Sivas (Latin: Sebasteia), 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
