Cyzicus
place · 6 works · 7 mentions · 7 anchored passages
in the texts
Hellenica
The city and site of the major Athenian naval victory over Mindarus's fleet, later admitted to the Athenians and used as a diplomatic meeting point.
When he was near Cyzicus, the weather cleared and the sun came out, and he sighted the ships under Mindarus, sixty in number, engaged in practice at some distance from the harbour and already cut off from it by his own fleet.
There they learned that Mindarus was at Cyzicus, and also Pharnabazus with his army.
Immediately after this Pharnabazus went away, leaving word that the ambassadors who were going to the King should meet him at Cyzicus.
Letters
City associated with the schismatics' most recent shifting creed.
they went over to Hermogenes, who was diametrically the enemy of the false doctrine of Arius, as the very creed of Nicaea shows, which was uttered by that man at the beginning.
In it you will find us accused of deceit and trickery, of corruption of churches and destruction of souls, and—what they consider the truest of all—that we made that offering of the creed as a put-up job, not serving the Nicopolitans, but having ourselves guilefully contrived to obtain a confession.
Orations
City where the speaker stayed during his exile, and site of the citharode's performance.
Having come, then, to Cyzicus, I spent my time there and held myself ready, in case any of my friends should wish to consort with me.
Characters
A city to which the obsequious man sends Laconian hounds as a display gift.
For himself he buys nothing, but for foreigners he sends purchases to Byzantium, Laconian hounds to Cyzicus, and Hymettian honey to Rhodes;
History of the Peloponnesian War
A city on the Propontis that revolted from Athens and was retaken by the Athenian fleet after the battle of Cynossema.
On the fourth day after the engagement, the Athenians at Sestos having hastily refitted their ships, sailed against Cyzicus, which had revolted.