Cyzicene

Meaning

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to, or being, a large north-facing hall with a prospect towards the gardens; the windows of this hall opened down to the ground, so that the green verdure could be seen by those lying on the couches.
• Of or pertaining to the people and place of Cyzicus (an ancient classical city).

Origin

• Derived from the Latin word cyzicenus used by Vitruvius; from the city of Cyzicus.