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Mistea

Mistea or Misthia also known as Claudiocaesarea (Κλαυδιοκαισαρεία), was a town of ancient Lycaonia, inhabited in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. Misthia was the seat of an archbishop; no longer residential, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Mistea or Misthia (Greek: Μισθία) also known as Claudiocaesarea (Κλαυδιοκαισαρεία), was a town of ancient Lycaonia, inhabited in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.1 Misthia was the seat of an archbishop; no longer residential, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.2

Its site is located near Beyşehir, Asiatic Turkey.13

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References

  1. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  2. Catholic Hierarchy
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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