page_title: Scepsis
hierarchical_section_title: Scepsis
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the village of Kurşuntepe from the highest point of the site of ancient Scepsis.
context_page_description: Scepsis or Skepsis was an ancient settlement in the Troad, Asia Minor that is at the present site of the village of Kurşunlutepe, near the town of Bayramiç in Turkey. The settlement is notable for being the location where the famous library of Aristotle was kept before being moved to Pergamum and Alexandria. It was also home to Metrodorus of Scepsis and Demetrius of Scepsis.
context_section_description: Scepsis or Skepsis (Ancient Greek: Σκῆψις or Σκέψις) was an ancient settlement in the Troad, Asia Minor that is at the present site of the village of Kurşunlutepe, near the town of Bayramiç in Turkey. The settlement is notable for being the location where the famous library of Aristotle was kept before being moved to Pergamum and Alexandria. It was also home to Metrodorus of Scepsis and Demetrius of Scepsis.
caption: View of the village of Kurşuntepe from the highest point of the site of ancient Scepsis.
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