Saittae
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Saittae was a town in ancient Lydia, located at Sidas Kaleh [1][2] in Modern Turkey.[3][4] The ruins of that town consist of a stadium tombs and ruins of several temples.[5]
Location
The city lying between the upper reaches of the River Hermus and its tributary the Hyllus, was part of the Katakekaumene. The city struck coins and was visted by the Emperor Hadrian[6]
Bishopric
Saittae was also the seat of aByzantine Bishopric. Bishop Limenius signed the Chalcedon Creed[7] while Bishop Amachius[8] [9] spoke at the Council of Chalcedon. Although an Islamic area now, Saittae remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[10]
References
- ↑ The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Volume 8 (Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), 1838) p 142.
- ↑ William John Hamilton, Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus, and Armenia,: With Some Account of Their Antiquities and Geology [in 1836], Volume 2 (John Murray, 1842) p 145.
- ↑ Michael Greenhalgh, From the Romans to the Railways: The Fate of Antiquities in Asia Minor(BRILL, 25 Sep. 2013) p 30.
- ↑ Saittai, Manisa (Provinz).
- ↑ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0006%3Aentry%3Dsaittai
- ↑ Anthony R Birley, Anthony R. BirleyHadrian: The Restless Emperor (Routledge, 15 Apr. 2013) p168.
- ↑ Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University press, 2005) p336.
- ↑ Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University Press, 2005) p 85.
- ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2s10.html
- ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2s10.html
