Location:
Turkey
Coordinates:
40.2000, 26.4000
Events at Hellespont (2)
483 BC
ID: 229
Xerxes begins preparations for invasion - builds bridge across Hellespont, digs canal through Mount Athos
ID: 229
334 BC
ID: 287
Alexander crosses Hellespont - begins conquest of Persian Empire with 35,000 men
ID: 287