Sestos
Sign in to saveSestos (, ) was an ancient city in Thrace. It was located at the Thracian Chersonese peninsula on the European coast of the Hellespont, opposite the ancient city of Abydos, and near the town of Eceabat in Turkey.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Sestos
- Ancient site.native_name
- Σηστός
- Ancient site.image
- Thracian Chersonese.svg
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey Marmara
- Ancient site.map_size
- 300
- Ancient site.location
- Akbaş Kalesi, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Thrace
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- c. 600 BC
- Ancient site.public_access
- Restricted
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Çanakkale Province
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Thracian chersonese.png
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- Classical period
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- Roman period
- Medieval period
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Sestos (, ) was an ancient city in Thrace. It was located at the Thracian Chersonese peninsula on the European coast of the Hellespont, opposite the ancient city of Abydos, and near the town of Eceabat in Turkey.
In Greek mythology, Sestos is presented in the myth of Hero and Leander as the home of Hero.
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Achaemenid portsAeolian coloniesAncient Greek archaeological sites in TurkeyFormer populated places in TurkeyGeography of Çanakkale ProvinceGreek colonies in the Thracian ChersoneseHistory of Çanakkale ProvinceMembers of the Delian LeaguePlaces in the IliadPopulated places established in the 7th century BCPopulated places of the Byzantine Empire