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Gallipoli (after the
Gallipoli peninsula) and in
classical antiquity as the
****espont (/ˈhɛlɪspɒnt/ HEL-isp-ont;
classical Gr****: Ἑλλήσποντος, romanized: ****ḗspontos...
- 2003. The
ships were
originally named ****espont Alhambra,
****espont Fairfax,
****espont Metropolis and
****espont Tara. In 2004,
Belgian shipowner Euronav...
- It was
located at the Nara
Burnu promontory on the
Asian coast of the
****espont (the
straits of Dardanelles),
opposite the
ancient city of Sestos, and...
- of
Xerxes I of
Persia for the
purpose of Xerxes' army to
traverse the
****espont (the present-day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled...
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Chryse (Gr****: Χρύση) was a town on the
****espont,
mentioned by Steph**** of
Byzantium as
being between Abydus and Ophrynium,
which would put it on the...
- Revolt. In 480 BC,
Xerxes personally led a
large army and
crossed the
****espont into Europe. He
achieved victories at
Thermopylae and
Artemisium before...
- The
Battle of the
****espont,
consisting of two
separate naval clashes, was
fought in 324
between a
Constantinian fleet, led by the
eldest son of Constantine...
- Gr****: Κολωναί) was a town in the
ancient Troad near
Lampsacus on the
****espont. It was
founded by the Milesians. Its site is
located about 2
miles (3...
-
victory allowed Athens to
recover control over a
number of
cities in the
****espont over the next year. In the wake of
their defeat, the
Spartans made a peace...
-
satrapy (province) in
northwestern Anatolia,
directly southeast of the
****espont. Its
capital was Dascylium, and for most of its
existence it was ruled...
