Cypsela (Thrace)

Ancient Greek city in Thrace near the river Hebros From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cypsela or Kypsela (Ancient Greek: Κυψέλα or Κύψελα), was an ancient Greek[1] town on the river Hebrus in ancient Thrace, which was once an important place on the Via Egnatia.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Antiochus besieged Cypsela and its citizens surrendered and became allies with Antiochus.[8]

Its site is located near the modern İpsala.[9][10]

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