Sestus - in ancient sources @ attalus.org
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Sestus
- a city on the European shore of the Hellespont
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288/15
Lachares escapes to Lysimacheia after Sestus is captured.
133/10
Menas of Sestus acts as envoy to Straton, the Attalid general in Thra
130/10
The Thracians attack Sestus.
129/31
OGIS_339, a decree of Sestus in honour of Menas.
  Within translations:
AntipThes_9.215
she was sailing to Sestus to meet her bridegroom, and in
Athen_5.209
the strait. & Which between Sestus and Abydos foams.
Just_5.4
nians, were already waiting at Sestus with their fleet dra
Nepos_13.1
he was given Crithote and Sestus.
Polyaen_1.34.2
off many captives from Sestus and Byzantium, was, at the
Polyaen_1.37.1
iscovery, Cleon betrayed Sestus to the Abydenes without
Polyaen_3.7.3
had seized control of Sestus, Lachares concealed himsel
Polyaen_7.21.2
promised to lay siege to Sestus, which was most hostile
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