Cȳzĭcum

I. a town celebrated in ancient times, in Mysia, on an island or peninsula of the same name in the Propontis, now Chizico, Atraki, or Balkiz, Mel. 1, 19, 2; Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 142; Flor. 3, 5, 15; Sall. H. 3, 16 sqq.; and 4, 61, 14 Dietsch.—Hence,

II. Cȳzĭcēnus, a, um (cf. upon the formation of the word Varr. L. L. 8, § 81 Müll.), adj., of or belonging to Cyzicum: triclinia, Vitr. 6, 10: ostrea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 62: marmor, id. 5, 32, 44, § 151.—In plur.: Cȳzĭ-cēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cyzicum. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 8, 20; Tac. A. 4, 36 al.