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...

overwhelm Macedon. Other spectacular pontoon bridges were Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges across the Hellespont by Xerxes I in 480 BC to transport his huge army...

Xerxes I (c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire...

treasury. Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges B. S. J. Isserlin, R. E. Jones, V. Karastathis, S. P. Papamarinopoulos, G. E. Syrides and J. Uren "The Canal of Xerxes: Summary...

the Asian and European sides of Istanbul Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges, an ancient attempted crossing at a similar location (480 BC)...

33–37 and vii.54–58 give details of building and crossing of Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges. Xerxes is then said to have thrown fetters into the strait, given...

building the Xerxes Canal and Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges across the Hellespont The offer by Pythius to give Xerxes all his money, in which Xerxes rewards him...

the army that Xerxes had mustered marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. The numbers of troops that Xerxes mustered for...

the first bridge between Europe and Asia since the pontoon bridge of Xerxes in 480 BC. That bridge, however, spanned the Hellespont (Dardanelles), some...

army which Xerxes had mustered at Sardis marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. According to Herodotus, Xerxes' army was...

that the sea remained completely calm. The bridge was said to rival the Persian king Xerxes' pontoon bridge across the Hellespont. For the opening ceremony...

of Greece, Xerxes I and the Persian army passed through Abydos on their march to Greece crossing the Hellespont on Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges. After the...

Xenophon of Aegium Xenophon of Corinth Xenophon of Ephesus Xenos Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges Xi (letter) Xiphos Xoanon Xuthus Xypete Xyston Xystus Yona YZ Group...

complete, and the army which Xerxes had mustered at Sardis marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. The Athenians had also been...

Three other bridges that connect Europe and Asia are located in Turkey, which are named Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, 15 July Martyrs Bridge (formerly known...

History of Lutfi, this bridge was built on linked pontoons and was around 500–540 m (1,640–1,770 ft) long. In 1845 the first Galata Bridge at the mouth of the...

suspension bridges, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge being the First Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge the Second Bosphorus Bridge. The bridge is located...

sources) as the engineer who built the pontoon bridge over the Hellespont (from Abydos to Sestos) for Xerxes in 480 BC. The primary source Herodotus...

the army that Xerxes had mustered marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. The numbers of troops that Xerxes mustered for...

neighbouring port of Puteoli. It was said that the bridge was to rival the Persian king Xerxes' pontoon bridge crossing of the Hellespont. Caligula, who could...

Xerxes lost a large part of his fleet to the Greeks during the Battle of Salamis. With the Persians' naval superiority removed from the war, Xerxes feared...

Osmangazi Bridge (Turkish: Osmangazi Köprüsü) is a suspension bridge spanning the Gulf of İzmit at its narrowest point, 2,620 m (8,600 ft). The bridge links...

by his son Xerxes I, who quickly restarted the preparations for the invasion of Greece, including the task of building two pontoon bridges across the...

were complete, and the army Xerxes had mustered at Sardis marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. The Athenians had also been...

passed to his son Xerxes I, who quickly resumed the preparations for the invasion of Greece, including building two pontoon bridges across the Hellespont...

Haliç Bridge The Haliç Bridge (Turkish: Haliç Köprüsü, Golden Horn Bridge) is a road bridge across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It connects the...

beginning with the Achaemenid monarch Xerxes I during his Invasion of Greece in 480 BC, who deployed pontoon bridges to allow his army to cross on foot....

Chersonesos. The Greek fleet sailed to the Hellespont to destroy the pontoon bridges placed there by the Persians when they had crossed from Asia Minor...

forces. Phoenicians under Xerxes I were equally commended for their ingenuity in building the Xerxes Canal and the pontoon bridges that allowed his forces...

Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge (Turkish: Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Köprüsü), also known as Büyükçekmece Bridge, is a stone arch bridge located in Büyükçekmece...