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See also:MARMORA (anc. Proconnesus)
, an See also:island in the See also:sea of the same name
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Originally settled by Greeks from See also:Miletus in the 8th See also:century B.C., Proconnesus was annexed by its powerful See also:neighbour See also:Cyzicus in 362
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The island has at all times been noted for its quarries of See also: |
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