Guide
Sebastopolis lies two kilometres east of the town of Kızılca, nineteen kilometres south of Tavas. The traces of settlement are extensive, but it is not possible to make out the fabric of the buildings on the surface: only parts of them can be followed there.
Most of the city lies buried under soil brought down by erosion. Some traces do come to light on the privately owned land that is farmed here, when the ground is ploughed. The first founding of the city is not known; the remains on the surface belong to the Roman and Byzantine periods. What can be seen are the mound, the stadium and the necropolis.
The mound is about 150 metres across and seven metres high, and forms the acropolis of the city. Traces of a monumental building stand on it, and from the lines of the foundations and from the friezes and architectural pieces lying about it is thought that the temple of the city stood here.
The stadium measures roughly sixty by 150 metres and has been damaged by planting and cultivation; only a few rows of seats remain. Erosion has filled the floor. It is closed at the southern end and open at the northern.
The necropolis is in the eastern part of the city, a kilometre and a half east of the acropolis, on both sides of the road. The sarcophagi lie on the surface of the ground today, and they give a Roman date.
