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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.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/639072

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.852779, 30.82742

Locations:

Central Point:
- Imagery Location of Prostanna Acropolis (center point) (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Prostanna (330 BC - AD 640)

Prostanna makes connections with:

Prostanna located near Lake Eğirdir (330 BC - AD 640)

Prostanna receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, acropolis

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 65 E2 Prostanna

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Davras Dağ, Eğridir

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Suggested citation:
C. Foss, S. Mitchell, DARMC, Liv Mariah Yarrow, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Prostanna: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/639072> [accessed: 16 June 2025]

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