place
Cyzicus
Also known as Kyzikos
undated
40.3878, 27.8706 · Wikidata Q615449 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map
City on the Sea of Marmara whose bishops were central in 4th-century debates.
Wikipedia extract
Cyzicus ( SIZ-ik-əs; Ancient Greek: Κύζικος, romanized: Kúzikos; 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.
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Sources
- Cyzicus · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q615449 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
- Pleiades place 511218 · Pleiades contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY 3.0
Authority files
- Q615449
- Pleiades 511218
- VIAF 235018562
- Catholic Encyclopedia 04598a
bishops