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A river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey)
Answer for the clue "A river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey) ", 11 letters:
aegospotami
Alternative clues for the word aegospotami
- In the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC)
- At its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War
- A creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey
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Aegospotami (Αἰγὸς Ποταμοί) or Aegospotamos (i.e. Goat Streams ) is the ancient Greek name for a small river issuing into the Hellespont (Modern Turkish Çanakkale Boğazı ), northeast of Sestos . At its mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BC ...