🏛️ Hadrianouthera-Cyzicus
Ruins of a Roman city on the Sea of Marmara in northwest Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Located on the Kapıdağ Peninsula in Balıkesir Province, Turkey
- Founded or refounded by Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE
- Situated on the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara
- Archaeological site with fragmentary remains of Roman structures
Hadrianouthera-Cyzicus was a Roman settlement established on the Kapıdağ Peninsula during the reign of Hadrian (117–138 CE). The site represents an attempt to develop urban infrastructure in the region, though it remained secondary to the nearby city of Cyzicus, one of the most important Roman cities of Bithynia. Today, the location preserves scattered archaeological remains from its Roman period, though much has been obscured by natural processes and modern development ...