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Ses·tos 
[ses-tos] Pronunciation Key
[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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