Köprüçay River
Selge, spanned by the intact Roman bridge
Köprüçay, ancient Eurymedon (
Mediterranean
.
At its mouth, in the 460s BC (the actual date is highly disputed), the
Persian force of ships and men moving westwards (Battle of the Eurymedon). The two land and sea battles lasted one day and included Cimon's capture or destruction of the entire Phoenician fleet of 200 triremes
.
In 190 BC, a
Roman fleet led by Lucius Aemilius Regillus defeated the Seleucid fleet of Antiochus III the Great, led by Hannibal
, near the river.
Selge, another Roman bridge
spans the Eurymedon valley.
References
- ^ Sempozyumu, Eğirdir (2001). Sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik yönleri ile Eğirdir. Eğirdir Belediyesi. p. 480.
External links
Media related to Köprüçay River at Wikimedia Commons
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