Abydos was today north of on the promontory cape Nagara been to 5 km in military restricted area in the antique one an important port in small Asia because of the closest place of the Dardanellen on the asiatic side.

Due to its strategic situation, its safe port as well as the incomes from tariffs, fishing and Abydos was the most important Greek city at the Hellespont.

Them became as colony of the Milesier in the first half 7. Century v. Chr. based and was since 514 or 496 v. Chr. Persian. 480 v. Chr. Xerxes I. let a bridge from Asia strike here to Europe. The city was since 480/79 v. Chr. Member of the attischen sea-federation, to it 411 v. Chr. revolted and an alliance with Sparta were received. With the king peace 387/6 v. Chr. she came under Persian rule. After 281 v. Chr. belonged the city to the Seleukidenreich. 200 v. Chr. it was destroyed after futile resistance by Philipp V. After 188 v. Chr. Abydos was pergamenischer possession; with the transition of the pergamenischen realm at Rome 133 v. Chr. became Roman the city. In Byzantine time it is occupied as customs station and bishop seat.

In the Middle Ages Abydos was given up by the Turks, who established with a fortress nearby of it the city for the protection of the Dardanellen.

Literature

• J.M. Cook: The Troad. On archaeological and topographical study. Clarendon press, Oxford 1973, ISBN 0-19-813165-8.

Related links

• Princeton Encyclopedia OF Classical Sites
• Coins of Abydos

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