Cyzicus

settlement · 750 BC – 2000 AD

An ancient city of Mysia in Anatolia, perhaps founded by the Corinthians in 756 BC and then again by the Milesians ca. 675 BC. Its advantageous position in the Propontis made it a major commercial centre. In the 5th century BC it was part of the Delian League and in the Hellenistic Age it was close to the Attalid kings. In the Imperial period, it became an assize centre (conventus) of the province of Asia.

Coordinates

40.38556, 27.88319

Also known as

Belkis, Belkız, Belkiz Kale, Belkiz, Bal-Kiz (tr), Cyzique (fr), Cícico (es), Cízic (ca), Kyzikos (br), Kúzikos, Kyzikos (grc), Ziziko (eu), Κύζίκος (grc), Κύζικος (el), Кизик (bg), سیزیک (fa), قوزيقوس (ar)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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