Historical place profile
Prostanna
A city of Pisidia, the site of Prostanna is located near modern Eğridir in Turkey in a saddle between the peak of Sivri Tepe and the main body of Davras Daği. Prostanna is mentioned in two literary sources (Ptolemy 5.5.7 and a listing of of bishops attending the Council of Constantinople in 381). The name is also attested in an inscription from Delos that dates ca. 113 B.C.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:639072
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:639072
- Place type
- acropolis, settlement
- Coordinates
- 37.852779, 30.827420
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A city of Pisidia, the site of Prostanna is located near modern Eğridir in Turkey in a saddle between the peak of Sivri Tepe and the main body of Davras Daği. Prostanna is mentioned in two literary sources (Ptolemy 5.5.7 and a listing of of bishops attending the Council of Constantinople in 381). The name is also attested in an inscription from Delos that dates ca. 113 B.C.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 65 E2 Prostanna
Source and reuse
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Research path
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