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🏛️ Prusias ad Olympum-Prusias ad Mare

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🏛️ Prusias ad Olympum-Prusias ad Mare
Ruined Hellenistic-Roman city on the Black Sea coast of northwestern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 01:40
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  • Located near modern Konuralp, Düzce Province, northwestern Turkey
  • Founded in the 3rd century BCE by King Prusias I of Bithynia
  • Served as a major port city under Hellenistic and Roman rule
  • Partially submerged and eroded; limited archaeological excavation in recent decades

Prusias ad Mare was a significant harbor city established by the Bithynian kingdom on the southeastern coast of ...

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