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» For the saint, see Andrew of Lampsacus.
Lampsacus (also
Lampsakos) was an ancient
Greek city strategically located on the eastern side of the
Hellespont in the northern
Troad. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of
Lapseki. Originally known as
Pityusa or
Pityussa, it was colonized from
Phocaea and
Miletus. During the
6th and
5th century BC, Lampsacus was successively dominated by
Lydia,
Persia,
Athens, and
Sparta;
Artaxerxes I assigned it to
Themistocles with the expectation that the city supply the Persian king with its famous
wine. Lampsacus joined the
Delian League after the
battle of Mycale, and paid a tribute of twelve
talents, a testimony to its wealth, and it had a
gold coinage in the
3rd century BC, an activity only available to the more prosperous cities. A revolt against the Athenians in
411 BC was put down by force. In
196 BC, the
Romans defended the town against
Antiochus the Great, and it became an ally of Rome;
Cicero (
2 Verr. i. 24. 63) and
Strabo (13. 1. 15) attest its continuing prosperity under Roman rule. Lampsacus was also notable for its worship of
Priapus, who was said to have been born there.
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