Hellespont: ancient name of the narrow passage between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Today, it is known as Dardanelles. According to an ancient Greek legend, referred to for the first time by Pindar note and Aeschylus, note the Hellespont was named after a …

Dec 21, 2024 · In Ancient Greece, it held significant strategic and symbolic importance as a crucial maritime route and a legendary site in Greek mythology. The Hellespont was a key waterway in ancient times, serving as the primary route connecting the …

The Battle of the Hellespont, consisting of two separate naval clashes, was fought in 324 between a Constantinian fleet, led by the eldest son of Constantine I, Crispus; and a larger fleet under Licinius' admiral, Abantus (or Amandus). Despite being outnumbered, Crispus won a very complete victory.

The ancient Greek name Ἑλλήσποντος (Hellēspontos) means "Sea of Helle", and was the ancient name of the narrow strait. It was variously named in classical literature Hellespontium Pelagus, Rectum Hellesponticum, and Fretum Hellesponticum.

Mar 19, 2025 · Now known as the Dardanelles, its original name derives from a character of Greek Mythology Helle, who had a twin brother Phrixus. Their stepmother Ino tricked the villagers into believing that Phrixus was to be a human sacrifice, but the twins were rescued from their fate by a golden-fleeced ram sent by their real mother Nephele.

Xerxes' pontoon bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece (part of the Greco-Persian Wars) upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes' army to traverse the Hellespont (the present-day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled by Persia (in the European part of modern Turkey).

Gallipoli), *Lampsacus, Sestus, and Abydos are on its shores, with the sites of Troy and Dardanus on the Asiatic side. All cities alike derived much of their wealth from the fisheries (see fishing), and from the passage of people and armies from Europe to Asia and vice versa. The name Hellespont is connected with the legend of Phrixus and *Helle.

Apr 25, 2017 · The Dardanelles is a narrow, 65-mile long strait of water in northwestern Turkey that separates Europe and Asia, and is one of the world’s busiest maritime passages. The strip’s other name is the Hellespont, and it’s found between Southwest Asia, and Southeast Europe.

So it seemed in 480 BC when the Persians, under Xerxes, invaded Greece. The Hellespont, now known as the Dardanelles, is a narrow body of water, only a mile across at certain points. But it was a formidable geographical and symbolic barrier between Asia and Europe. When Xerxes' engineers bridged it, the consequences were seismic.

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