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Cius
Cius
(;
Kios
), later renamed
Prusias on the Sea
(; ) after king
Prusias I of Bithynia
, was an
ancient Greek
city bordering the Propontis (now known as the
Sea of Marmara
), in
Bithynia
(in modern northwestern Turkey), and had a long history, being mentioned by
Aristotle
,
Strabo
and
Apollonius Rhodius
. It was colonized by the
Milesians
and became a place of much commercial importance. It joined the
Aetolian League
, and was destroyed by
Philip V of Macedon
in the
Second Macedonian War
(200-197 BC). It was rebuilt by
Prusias I of Bithynia
who renamed it for himself. An important chain in the ancient
Silk Road
, it became known as a wealthy town.
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