Lampsacus
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 40.347, 26.699
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
History
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city located in modern day Turkey, situated on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki.