Cyzicus Map

Cyzicus was an ancient Greek town in Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Turkey. It was located on the shoreward side of the present Kapıdağ Peninsula, a tombolo which is said to have originally been an island in the Sea of Marmara only to be connected to the mainland in historic times either by artificial means or an earthquake.
  • Location: Erdek, Balıkesir Province, Turkey
  • Region: Mysia
  • Builder: Pelasgian settlers
  • Abandoned: 11th century AD
  • Periods: Archaic Greek to High Medieval
  • Cultures: Greek, Ancient Roman, Byzantine
  • Events: Siege of Cyzicus
Data from: en.wikipedia.org