a ruined town in NW Turkey, at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles: N terminus of the bridge of boats built by Xerxes in 480 bc for the crossing of his armies of invasion
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Ses•tos
(ses′tos),USA pronunciation n.
- Ancient History, Place Namesan ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
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