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...
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overwhelm Macedon. Other spectacular pontoon bridges were Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges across the Hellespont by Xerxes I in 480 BC to transport his huge army...
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Xerxes I /ˈzɜːrkˌsiːz/ ZURK-seez (c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings...
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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...
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the Asian and European sides of Istanbul Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges, an ancient attempted crossing at a similar location (480 BC)...
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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...
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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...
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Second Persian invasion of Greece (category Xerxes I)
the army that Xerxes had mustered marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. The numbers of troops that Xerxes mustered for...
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the first bridge between Europe and Asia since the pontoon bridge of Xerxes in 480 BC. That bridge, however, spanned the Hellespont (Dardanelles), some...
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Xenophon of Aegium Xenophon of Corinth Xenophon of Ephesus Xenos Xerxes' Pontoon Bridges Xi (letter) Xiphos Xoanon Xuthus Xypete Xyston Xystus Yona YZ Group...
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the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels. The current Galata Bridge is just the latest in a series of bridges linking...
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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...
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Caligula (section Bridge at Baiae)
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...
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army which Xerxes had mustered at Sardis marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. According to Herodotus, Xerxes' army was...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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the army that Xerxes had mustered marched towards Europe, crossing the Hellespont on two pontoon bridges. The numbers of troops that Xerxes mustered for...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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forces. Phoenicians under Xerxes I were equally commended for their ingenuity in building the Xerxes Canal and the pontoon bridges that allowed his forces...
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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...
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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...
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passed to his son Xerxes I, who quickly resumed the preparations for the invasion of Greece, including building two pontoon bridges across the Hellespont...
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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...
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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....
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Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge (Turkish: Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Köprüsü), also known as Büyükçekmece Bridge, is a stone arch bridge located in Büyükçekmece...
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