Prostanna () was a town of
ancient Pisidia
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or of
Lycaonia
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inhabited during
Hellenistic
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,
Roman
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, and
Byzantine
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times.
It was a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains a
titular see
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
Its only mention in Byzantine times is at the
First Council of Constantinople
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in 381, when a bishop Attalos of Prostana was mentioned as being present.
Its site is located on the south face of Eğirdirsivrisi mountain, 4 km southwest of
Eğirdir
Eğirdir is a town in Isparta Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Eğirdir District. in
Asiatic Turkey. Here, the remains of an almost circular walled
acropolis
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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.
References
Populated places in Pisidia
Populated places in ancient Lycaonia
Former populated places in Turkey
Roman towns and cities in Turkey
Populated places of the Byzantine Empire
History of Isparta Province
Catholic titular sees in Asia
Eğirdir District
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