Stectorium orStektorion (Ancient Greek:Στεκτόριον) was a town ofancient Phrygia, in thePhrygian Pentapolis betweenPeltae andSynnada, inhabited duringRoman andByzantine times.[1][2]Pausanias believed thatMygdon's tomb was located here.[3]
It was anepiscopal see of abishop; no longer a territorialdiocese, it remains aLatin Churchtitular see of theCatholic Church.[4]
Its site is located nearKocahüyük inAsiatic Turkey.[1][5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Stectorium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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