Mistea

{{Short description|Town of ancient Lycaonia}} '''Mistea''' or '''Misthia''' (Greek: Μισθία) also known as '''Claudiocaesarea''' (Κλαυδιοκαισαρεία), was a town of ancient Lycaonia, inhabited in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.<ref name=Barrington/> Misthia was the seat of an archbishop; no longer residential, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3m35.html Catholic Hierarchy]</ref>

Its site is located near Beyşehir, Asiatic Turkey.<ref name=Barrington>{{Barrington Atlas|page=63}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|21525}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in ancient Lycaonia Category:Former populated places in Turkey Category:Roman towns and cities in Turkey Category:Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Category:History of Konya Province

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