- The Troad: an archaeological and topographical study. J.M. Cook (1973) p. 56/57
- An inventory of archaic and classical poleis; Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas Heine Nielsen. p. 1002 - NO. 765 - https://www.ancientportsantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/Documents/AUTHORS/Hansen&Nielsen2004-LexiquePoleis.pdf
Location:
- Türkiye, Abydos
- geo:40.195473,26.406231
- Exact location
Period or year:
- -6xx / unknown
Class:
- City
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=33612
- pleiades:place=501325
Annotations
Nearby
Abydos - Tayyaretepe
Late Chalcolithic and EBA settlement.
Abydos in Troas
Ancient port.
Xerxes' Bridge (1 km)
Xerxes' pontoon bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes’ army to traverse the Hellespont.