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🏛️ Nicaea-Prusias ad Mare

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🏛️ Nicaea-Prusias ad Mare
Ruins of two ancient Bithynian cities in northwestern Turkey


🕐 3 min read · Updated 14 Mar 2026 at 22:21
📌 Fast Facts
  • 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 ...

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