Mostene (Μοστήνη), also calledMosteni orMostenoi (Μοστηνοί), orMostina (Μόστινα), orMustene orMoustene (Μουστήνη), is aRoman andByzantine era city in theHyrcanian plain ofancient Lydia.[1] The townminted its own coin of which many examples exist today.[2] In 17 CE the city was hit by anearthquake[3] and was assisted with relief fromTiberius.
There is debate, based on a line inTacitus,[4] over whether Mostene was aMacedonian Colony. Cranmer[5] argues for the Macedonian ethnos while Getzel M. Cohen[6] argues for a native Lydian population.
Its site is tentatively located nearSancaklıbozköy inAsiatic Turkey.[7][8]
Mostene was also the site of aBishopric. The diocese belonged to theecclesiastical province ofSardis and remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church to this day .[9] Thediocese wassuffragan of theecclesiastical province of Sardis underPatriarchate of Constantinople.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mosteni".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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