Cyzicus

Cyzicus
Κύζικος (Ancient Greek)
آیدینجق (Ottoman Turkish)
Bas relief of a charioteer, late 6th century BC
Cyzicus is located in Turkey
Cyzicus
Shown within Turkey
LocationErdek, Balıkesir Province, Turkey
RegionMysia
Coordinates40°23′16″N 27°52′14″E / 40.38778°N 27.87056°E / 40.38778; 27.87056
TypeSettlement
History
BuilderPelasgian settlers
Abandoned11th century AD
PeriodsArchaic Greek to High Medieval
CulturesGreek, Ancient Roman, Byzantine
EventsSiege of Cyzicus

Cyzicus (/ˈsɪzɪkəs/ SIZ-ik-əs; Ancient Greek: Κύζικος, romanizedKúzikos; Ottoman Turkish: آیدینجق, romanizedAydıncıḳ) 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 (the classical Arctonnesus), 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.

The site of Cyzicus, located on the Erdek and Bandırma roads, is protected by Turkey's Ministry of Culture.