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Surroundings:

ZeugmaHouses of Danae and DionysosHouses of Danae and DionysosHouses of Danae and DionysosHouses of Danae and DionysosHouses of Danae and DionysosHouses of Danae and Dionysos

Location:

  • Türkiye, Belkis
  • geo:37.057461,37.880116
  • Location uncertain

Period or year:

  • 1xx? / unknown

Class:

  • Bridge
  • invisible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=37904

Annotations

The city was called "Zeugma", because of the bridge across the Euphrates River that was made of pontoons, thus connecting the two banks of the river. In Greek, "zeugma" means "bridge-passage" or "bridge of boats".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeugma,_Commagene


Nearby

Zeugma, House of Okeanos

The riverside villa at Zeugma.

Zeugma, Keneddy Villa

The riverside villa at Zeugma.

Houses of Poseidon and Euphrates

Houses of Poseidon and Euphrates


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