Editing Cyzicus (section)

{{short description|Ancient town in Erdek, Balıkesir Province, Turkey}}
{{about|the ancient town|the clam shrimp genus|Cyzicus (crustacean)}}
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{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Cyzicus
| native_name = {{native name|grc|Κύζικος}}<br />{{native name|ota|آیدینجق}}
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| image = Istanbul - Museo archeol. - Auriga greco - Arcaico, sec. VI aC, da Cizico - Foto G. Dall'Orto 28-5-2006.jpg
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| caption = Bas [[relief]] of a charioteer, late 6th century BC
| map_type = Turkey
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| map_size = 270
| coordinates = {{Wikidatacoord|Q615449|region:TR_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Erdek]], [[Balıkesir Province]], Turkey
| region = [[Mysia]]
| type = Settlement
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| builder = [[Pelasgians|Pelasgian]] settlers
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| abandoned = 11th century AD
| epochs = [[Archaic Greece|Archaic Greek]] to [[High Middle Ages|High Medieval]]
| cultures = [[Greeks|Greek]], [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Roman]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]]
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| event = [[Siege of Cyzicus]]
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'''Cyzicus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|z|ᵻ|k|ə|s}} {{respell|SIZ|ik|əs}}; {{langx|grc|Κύζικος|Kúzikos}}; {{langx|ota|آیدینجق|Aydıncıḳ}}) 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 [[Turkish Ministry of Culture|Ministry of Culture]].