Prostanna Explained

Prostanna (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Προστανά|Prostaná) was a town of ancient Pisidia or of Lycaonia inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. It was a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

Its only mention in Byzantine times is at the First Council of Constantinople in 381, when a bishop Attalos of Prostana was mentioned as being present.[2]

Its site is located on the south face of Eğirdirsivrisi mountain, 4 km southwest of Eğirdir in Asiatic Turkey. Here, the remains of an almost circular walled acropolis have been identified, with remains of ancient temples and public buildings along with 4 inscriptions. The boundary of Prostanna's territory with nearby Parlais to the north was at Bedre, where a border stone mentioning the two towns was uncovered in 1948.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prostanna (Titular See). Catholic Hierarchy.
  2. Book: Belke . Klaus . Mersich . Norbert . Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 7. Phrygien und Pisidien . 1990 . Österreichicshe Akademie der Wissenschaften . Wien . 3-7001-1698-5 . 19 December 2023.