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When they were at Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos, Xerxes wanted to see the whole of his army. A lofty seat of white stone had been set up for him on a hill 1 there for this very purpose, built by the people of Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos at the king's command. There he sat and looked down on the seashore, viewing his army and his fleet; as he viewed them he desired to see the ships contend in a race. They did so, and the Phoenicians of Sidon [35.366,33.55] (inhabited place), Al-Janub, Lebanon, Asia Sidon won; Xerxes was pleased with the race and with his expedition.
When they were at Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos, Xerxes wanted to see the whole of his army. A lofty seat of white stone had been set up for him on a hill 1 there for this very purpose, built by the people of Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos at the king's command. There he sat and looked down on the seashore, viewing his army and his fleet; as he viewed them he desired to see the ships contend in a race. They did so, and the Phoenicians of Sidon [35.366,33.55] (inhabited place), Al-Janub, Lebanon, Asia Sidon won; Xerxes was pleased with the race and with his expedition.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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