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Also known as Kios

Cius (; Kios) was an Ancient Greek city bordering the Propontis (now known as the Sea of Marmara), in Bithynia and in Mysia (in modern northwestern Turkey). The city was later renamed to Prusias after King Prusias I of Bithynia, who once restored the city.

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Cius
Ancient site.map_type
Turkey
Ancient site.map_size
250
Ancient site.location
Anatolia, in present-day Turkey
Ancient site.region
Bithynia

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
polis
Country
Turkey
Located in
Bursa Province
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located in/on physical feature
Marmara Region
native label
Prusias ad Mare
replaced by
Gemlik
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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On the map

3 mapped locations