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When the remains of this complex, known as a Sebasteion after the Greek word Sebastos, meaning “Augustus” were found, only around half of the original sculptural relief panels survived, but several images of a stellar line-up of the key Julio-Claudian players remained.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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The capital of the Republic of Turkey since 1923, it was in Roman times called Sebaste Tectosagum (the name refers to Augustus, Sebastos in Greek, and the Tectosages, a Galatian tribe that settled here in the late third century B.C.).
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That Herod made no effort to judaise his temporary possession, but rather the contrary, is obvious from the fact that the coins of Gadara, while under his rule, bear the image of Augustus with the superscription [Greek: Sebastos] -- a flying in the face of Jewish prejudices which, even he, did not dare to venture upon in Judæa.
Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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In his Annals, Muratori (tom.viii. p. 426) very properly reads, or interprets, Sevestatus, the title of Sebastos or Augustus.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Edward Gibbon 1765
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Emperor (Sebastos and Autocrator,) and the union produces the sonorous title of Sebastocrator.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Edward Gibbon 1765
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(Sebastos and Autocrator,) and the union produces the sonorous title of
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Edward Gibbon 1765
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[6] To avoid these problems, Herod the Great had an artificial harbor constructed over a period of twelve years (21-33 BC) and named it Sebastos, after Caesar Augustus.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Pharos 2010
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In his Annals, Muratori (tom.viii. p. 426) very properly reads, or interprets, Sevestatus, the title of Sebastos or Augustus.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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[A.D. 12], with the head of Tiberius and the inscription, _Kaisar, Sebastos (Augustus). "
Our Day In the Light of Prophecy William Ambrose Spicer 1908
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The happy flexibility of the Greek tongue allowed him to compound the names of Augustus and Emperor (Sebastos and
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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