Abydos, Byzantine Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned late Middle Ages
gptkbp:crosses Xerxes I's pontoon bridges
gptkbp:function gptkb:military
customs station
fortified city
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Byzantine period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abydos, Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:knownFor strategic military position
control of Hellespont
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:Hellespont
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Byzantine_chronicles
gptkbp:modernLocation Çanakkale Province, Turkey
gptkbp:notableEvent site of sieges and battles
gptkbp:precededBy Abydos, Ancient Greece
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bardas_Phokas_the_Younger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7