or Lampsacum, a celebrated Greek colony of Asia Minor, on the shore of the Hellespont, not far from the spot where the strait begins to widen out into the Propontis. It was colonized by settlers from the Ionian cities of Phocæa and Miletus, but it had already been long in existence under the name of Pityusa. It had an excellent harbour, and soon became a great commercial mart. During the Ionian revolt, it passed into the hands of the Persians, but even during the period of their supremacy it continued to be governed by a native tyranus. In 479, after the battle of Mycale, it allied itself with Athens, and continued faithful till near the close of that century, when, on the occasion of the Athenian disasters in Sicily, it revolted. The Athenians, however, reduced it again with ease. Like most of the other Greek cities in Asia, it submitted to Alexander the Great. At a later period it opened its gates to the Romans, when they reached it on their way to the conquest of Syria. Under the Romans it long continued to thrive. Lampsacus was the chief seat of the worship of Priapus, who is said to have been born there of Aphrodite. It gave birth to several distinguished men, among whom may be mentioned Anaximenes the orator, Metrodorus the Epicurean philosopher, and Charon the historian. A small village called Lamsaki stands near the site of the ancient town, of which not a trace is now to be seen.