Setae, Setai (), Settae, Settai (Σέτται), Saettae, Saittai, or Saittae (Σαίτται), was a town of ancient Lydia,Michael Greenhalgh, From the Romans to the Railways: The Fate of Antiquities in Asia Minor (BRILL, 25 Sep. 2013) p5. located at Sidas KalehThe 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. in Modern Turkey.Michael Greenhalgh, From the Romans to the Railways: The Fate of Antiquities in Asia Minor(BRILL, 25 Sep. 2013) p 30. Saittai, Manisa (Provinz). The ruins of that town consist of a stadium,Michael Greenhalgh, From the Romans to the Railways: The Fate of Antiquities in Asia Minor (BRILL, 25 Sep. 2013) p30. tombs, and ruins of several temples.Saittae at Perseus.tufts.edu.William John Hamilton, Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus and Armenia, Volume 1 (Georg Olms Verlag, 1984) p144. The town is not mentioned by any of the earlier writers, but appears in Ptolemy and Hierocles.
Location The city was located between the upper reaches of the River Hermus and its tributary the Hyllus, The Literary Gazette: A Weekly Journal of Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts (H. Colburn, 1842) p824. 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.Anthony R Birley, Anthony R. BirleyHadrian: The Restless Emperor (Routledge, 15 Apr. 2013) p168.
The Apollo Aksyros Temple is located in the ancient city. In one of the steles of the temple, there is an inscription which reads "Melita and Makedon stole Eia’s fishnet and other belongings. Therefore, they were punished by God. Their parents consulted Apollon Aksyros for their sake and made a vow...".1800-year-old stele on way back from Italy after 23 years
Bishopric Setae was also the seat of a Byzantine Bishopric. Bishop Limenius signed the Chalcedon CreedRichard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University press, 2005) p336. while Bishop AmachiusRichard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University Press, 2005) p 85.Catholic Heirchy.org spoke at the Council of Chalcedon. Limenius signed the documents at the Council of Ephesus.Richard Price, [https://www.academia.edu/9979005/Politics_and_Bishops_Lists_at_the_First_Cou ncil_of_Ephesus Politics and Bishops’ Lists at the First Council of Ephesus] Annuarium Historiae Conciliorum 44 (2012), 395-420. Although it is an Islamic area now, under the name Saittae, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.
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