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Sestos
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Ses·tos       [ses-tos] Pronunciation Key
–noun
an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
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Ses·tos       (sěs'təs, -tŏs)  Pronunciation Key 
An ancient town of European Turkey at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles. In 481 B.C. Xerxes I built a bridge of boats here to cross the Hellespont and invade Greece. Sestos is also the site of the legendary tale of Hero and Leander.

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