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Now, Cyzicus is protected by Ministry of Culture, Republic Of Turkey and located in 10th km. of Erdek and Bandirma roads in Turkey. It was, according to tradition, occupied by Thessalian settlers at the coming of the Argonauts , and in 756 BC the town was founded by Greeks from Miletus . Owing to its advantageous position it speedily acquired commercial importance, and the gold staters of Cyzicus were a staple currency in the ancient world till they were superseded by those of (431-404 BC) Cyzicus was subject to the Athenians and Lacedaemon ians alternately, and at the peace of Antalcidas (387 BC), like the other Greek cities in Asia, it was made over to Persia . The history of the town in Hellenistic times is closely connected with that of the — and the population was transferred to Artaki at least as early as the 13th century, when the peninsula was occupied by the Crusade rs. The site is now known as ''Bal-Kiz'' and entirely uninhabited, though under cultivation. The principal extant ruins are the walls, which are traceable for nearly their whole extent, a picturesque amphitheatre intersected by a stream, and the substructures of the temple of Hadrian . Of this magnificent building, sometimes ranked among the seven wonders of the ancient world, thirty-one immense columns still stood erect in 1444. These have since been carried away piecemeal for building purposes. REFERENCES |