Prusa orProusa (Ancient Greek:Προῦσα), orPrusa near Olympus orPrusa under Olympus (Προῦσα ἐπὶ τῷ Ὀλύμπῳ, Προῦσα πρὸς τῷ Ὀλύμπῳ), was a town ofBithynia or ofMysia situated at the northern foot ofUludağ, which was called the "Mysian Olympus".
Pliny the Elder states that the town was built byHannibal during his stay withPrusias I, which can only mean that it was built by Prusias, whose name it bears, on the advice of Hannibal. It is acknowledged byDio Chrysostom, a native of the town in the first and second centuries, that it was neither very ancient nor very large.[1] It was, however, asStrabo remarks well governed, continued to flourish under theRoman emperors,[2][3] and was celebrated for its warm baths that bore the name of the "royal waters."[4][5] Under theByzantine emperors it suffered much during the wars against theOttoman Turks;[6] when at last it fell into their hands, it was for a time the capital of their empire under the name of Bursa, which it still bears.
Its site is occupied by the modern city ofBursa,Anatolia.[7][8]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Prusa".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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