🏛️ Nicaea-Prusias ad Mare
Ruins of two ancient Bithynian cities in northwestern Turkey
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- Location: Iznik district, Bursa Province, northwestern Türkiye
- Historical periods: Hellenistic (3rd century BCE) through Byzantine era
- Ancient names: Nicaea (founded by Antigonus I Monophthalmus, c. 316 BCE) and Prusias ad Mare (coastal settlement)
- Archaeological status: Partially excavated; some remains visible; site subject to environmental pressure
Nicaea-Prusias ad Mare represents the overlapping archaeological footprints of two significant ancient settlements in Bithynia, a historical region ...