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The site lies at Şarköy or Şar (english Shahr written), a village in the Anti-Taurus on the upper course of the Sarus ( Sihun ), mainly Armenian , but surrounded by new settlements of Avshar Turkoman s and Circassian s. The place has derived importance both in antiquity and now from its position at the eastern end of the main pass of the western Anti-Taurus range, the Kuru Chai , through which passed the road from Caesarea-Mazaca (mod. Kayseri ) to Melitene (mod. Malatya ), converted by Septimius Severus into the chief military road to the eastern frontier of the empire. The extant remains at Şar include a theatre on the left bank of the river, a fine Roman doorway and many inscriptions; but the exact site of the great temple has not been satisfactorily identified. There are many traces of Severus's road, including a bridge at Kemer, and an immense number of milestones, some in their original positions, others in cemeteries. |
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