This is an ancient city built on a high hill on the Lydian King’s Road. A considerable amount of mosaic was found in the city, and there are Roman and Eastern Roman ceramic pieces, a gymnasium area, building foundations, architectural stone-marble fragments, two temple podiums and theater pits. The artifacts unearthed from here are exhibited in the Uşak Archaeology Museum.
The city of Sebaste was founded by Roman Emperor Augustus in 20 BCE with the name of Sebaste. It is one of the 12 important cities in the Roman Period. In the 9th century CE, it became the episcopal see of the surrounding cities. There are two churches in the city, which experienced its most magnificent times during the Eastern Roman Period.
Old Uşak houses (Eski Uşak Evleri) are usually two-storey buildings. The first floors of these houses are made of stone while the second floors are wooden. Only 86 historical houses in the city have been taken under protection. You can visit Kurtuluş, Karaağaç and Işık neighborhoods to get an idea about the old Uşak houses.