Setae (Lydia)


Setae or Setai, or Settae or Settai, or Saettae or Saittai or Saittae was a town of ancient Lydia, located at Sidas Kaleh in Modern Turkey. The ruins of that town consist of a stadium, tombs and ruins of several temples. The town is not mentioned by any of the earlier writers, but appears in Ptolemy and Hierocles.

Location

The city lying between the upper reaches of the River Hermus and its tributary the Hyllus, and was part of the Katakekaumene.
Its site is located at Sidas Kale, near İcikler in Asiatic Turkey.

History

The city struck coins and was visited by the Emperor Hadrian.

Bishopric

Saittae was also the seat of a Byzantine Bishopric. Bishop Limenius signed the Chalcedon Creed while Bishop
Amachius spoke at the Council of Chalcedon. Limenius signed the documents at the Council of Ephesus. Although an Islamic area now, under the name Saittae it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.