🏛️ Nicomedia-Prusias ad Hypium
Remains of two Bithynian cities near Izmit, northwestern Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Kocaeli Province, Türkiye, near the modern city of Izmit on the Sea of Marmara
- Nicomedia was founded in the 3rd century BCE by Nicomedes II of Bithynia; served as capital of the kingdom
- Prusias ad Hypium was an earlier settlement on the same site, occupied from the Classical period
- The site has been significantly altered by urban development and industrial expansion since the Ottoman period
Nicomedia and Prusias ad Hypium represent superimposed settlements in northwestern Anatolia, with occupation spanning from the Classical period through the Byzantine era. The site lies near the modern industrialized city of Izmit, making archaeological investigation and preservation challenging. Today, little remains visible above ground, and much of the ancient material has been obscured or destroyed by modern construction ...