Prostanna (Ancient Greek:Προστανά,romanized: Prostaná) was a town ofancient Pisidia or ofLycaonia inhabited duringHellenistic,Roman, andByzantine times.[1] It was a bishopric; no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church.[2]
Its only mention in Byzantine times is at theFirst Council of Constantinople in 381, when a bishop Attalos of Prostana was mentioned as being present.[3]: 364
Its site is located on the south face of Eğirdirsivrisi mountain, 4 km southwest ofEğirdir inAsiatic Turkey. Here, the remains of an almost circular walledacropolis have been identified, with remains of ancient temples and public buildings along with 4 inscriptions. The boundary of Prostanna's territory with nearbyParlais to the north was atBedre, where a border stone mentioning the two towns was uncovered in 1948.[3]: 364
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