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Lekton cape (Troad) 46 Babakale - Λεκτόν
Λεκτόν - Lekton, promontory, the modern Babakale in the Troad (Aegean Turkey)
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Latitude: 39.480000
Longitude: 26.065000
Confidence: High (20130000)
Greek name: Λεκτόν
Place ID: 395261LLek
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Region: Troad
Country: Turkey
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§14.280 To many-fountained Ida they came, the mother of wild
Homer, Iliad creatures, even to Lectum, where first they left the sea; and the twain -1000
fared on
§14.407 Far away were glimpsed The windy heights of Lesbos. Rounded
Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica -1000
now Was Lecton 's foreland, where is the last peak Of Ida. In the sails
§24 It should also be known that the mountain Ida has three peaks,
Tzetzes, Ad Lycophronem Lekton, Gargaros and Phalakra, from which Alexander's ships were built. -1000
Idaiai from
§24 Idaiai from the surrounding. For there are four peaks of Ida,
Tzetzes, Ad Lycophronem -1000
Phalakra, Lekton, Gargaros, Pergamon.
§1170 spears. Wood from Phalakra; for there are four peaks of Ida:
Tzetzes, Ad Lycophronem Pergamon, Lekton, Gargaros, Phalacra (24 13b), from which the Trojans -1000
got their spears.
§9.114 set forth from Mycale to the Hellespont first moored their ships
Herodotus, Histories about Lecton, being stopped from their voyage by winds; and thence -479
they came
§8.101 at Harmatus on the continent opposite Methymna, dined there;
Thucydides, Peloponnesian War and swiftly passing Lectum, Larisa, Hamaxitus, and the neighbouring -411
towns, arrived a little before midnight
§5.15.3 purple murex; and some are large, as those found off Sigeum
Aristotle, History of Animals -360
and Lectum ; others are small, as those found in the Euripus, and on
§37.37 and for several days he was unable to round the Cape of
Livy, History of Rome -190
Lectum . Anxious not to miss the opening of the campaign he landed
§Luc.3.8 himself, to begin with, defeated the king's ships which showed
Plutarch, Life of Lucullus themselves off Lectum in the Troad. And again, catching sight of -100
Neoptolemus lying in wait
§13.1.2 round Ilium and Tenedos and the Trojan Alexandreia extend from
Strabo, Geography Abydus to Lectum . Accordingly, Mt. Ida, which extends down to Lectum, -1
lies above all
§13.1.2 extend from Abydus to Lectum. Accordingly, Mt. Ida, which
Strabo, Geography extends down to Lectum, lies above all these places. From Lectum to -1
the Caicus River,
§13.1.2 Ida, which extends down to Lectum, lies above all these places.
Strabo, Geography -1
From Lectum to the Caicus River, and to Canae, as it is called, are
§13.1.4 it begin at Parium; and, in fact, Damastes prolongs the Troad to
Strabo, Geography Lectum, whereas other writers prolong it differently. Charon of -1
Lampsacus diminishes its
§13.1.5 the promontory in the neighborhood of Zeleia and by the
Strabo, Geography promontory called Lectum the former terminating in the interior slightly -1
above Cyzicene (in fact, Zeleia
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§13.1.5 slightly above Cyzicene (in fact, Zeleia now belongs to the
Strabo, Geography Cyziceni), whereas Lectum extends to the Aegean Sea, being situated -1
on the coasting voyage between
§13.1.5 Hypnos and Hera 'came to many-fountained Ida, mother of wild
Strabo, Geography beasts, to Lectum, where first the two left the sea,' he describes Lectum -1
in
§13.1.5 beasts, to Lectum, where first the two left the sea,' he describes
Strabo, Geography -1
Lectum in accordance with the facts; for he rightly states that Lectum is
§13.1.5 describes Lectum in accordance with the facts; for he rightly
Strabo, Geography -1
states that Lectum is a part of Mt. Ida, and that Lectum is the first
§13.1.5 rightly states that Lectum is a part of Mt. Ida, and that Lectum is
Strabo, Geography -1
the first place of disembarkation from the sea for those who
§13.1.5 are now to be seen by us. Now while Homer thus describes
Strabo, Geography -1
Lectum and Zeleia as the outermost foothills of Mt. Ida in either direction,
§13.1.5 the present Gargara, an Aeolian city, is named. Now between
Strabo, Geography Zeleia and Lectum, beginning from the Propontis, are situated first the -1
parts extending to
§13.1.5 straits at Abydus, and then, outside the Propontis, the parts
Strabo, Geography -1
extending to Lectum .
§13.1.6 On doubling Lectum one encounters a large wide-open gulf,
Strabo, Geography -1
which is formed by Mt. Ida
§13.1.6 wide-open gulf, which is formed by Mt. Ida as it recedes from
Strabo, Geography Lectum to the mainland, and by Canae, the promontory opposite Lectum -1
on the
§13.1.6 recedes from Lectum to the mainland, and by Canae, the
Strabo, Geography promontory opposite Lectum on the other side. Some call it the Idaean -1
Gulf, others the
§13.1.8 combined Aeolis, now properly so called, extending from the
Strabo, Geography Hermus River to Lectum, and the country next after it, extending to the -1
Aesepus River;
§13.1.24 the territory of Ilium — the parts on the shore extending to
Strabo, Geography -1
Lectum, and the places in the Trojan Plain, and the parts on
§13.1.46 which are called the Calydnae and are situated on the voyage
Strabo, Geography to Lectum . And some give the name Calydna to Tenedos itself, while -1
others
§13.1.47 a rocky height above the sea, and to Hamaxitus, which lies
Strabo, Geography below Lectum and adjacent to it. At the present time Alexandria is -1
adjacent to
§13.1.48 lie both the Halesian Plain, of no great size, and inland from
Strabo, Geography Lectum, and the Tragasaean salt-pan near Hamaxitus, where salt is -1
naturally caused
§13.1.48 where salt is naturally caused to congeal by the Etesian winds.
Strabo, Geography -1
On Lectum is to be seen an altar of the Twelve Gods, said to
§13.1.49 On doubling Lectum one comes next to the most notable cities
Strabo, Geography -1
of the Aeolians, and
§13.1.49 is also called the Idaean Gulf, for the ridge which extends from
Strabo, Geography -1
Lectum to Mt. Ida lies above the first part of the gulf, where
§13.1.51 for the Antandrians are situated above Hamaxitus, like it being
Strabo, Geography situated inside Lectum, though farther inland and nearer to Ilium, for they -1
are one
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§13.1.51 joins the part of the coast that is near Adramyttium. For after
Strabo, Geography -1
Lectum one comes to a place called Polymedium, at a distance of forty
§13.1.51 special sense of that term; for the whole of the coast from
Strabo, Geography -1
Lectum to Canae is also called by this same name, in which is
§13.1.68 a hundred stadia, one comes to Kane, the promontory which
Strabo, Geography rises opposite Lectum and forms the Adramyttene Gulf, of which the -1
Elaitic gulf is a
§13.2.1 a full account, lies alongside and opposite the coast which
Strabo, Geography extends from Lectum to Canae, and also has small islands lying round it, -1
some outside
§13.2.2 Now as one sails from Lectum to Assus, the Lesbian country
Strabo, Geography -1
begins at Sigrium, its promontory on the
§5.123 Apollonia. The town of Palamedium also formerly stood here. The
Pliny the Elder, Natural History (37 books) Promontory of Lecton separates Aeolis from Troas. In Aeolis there was -1
formerly the city of
§5.145 Troas, and the peoples already mentioned as extending from the
Pliny the Elder, Natural History (37 books) Promontory of Lectum to the river Etheleus. On its northern side it -1
borders upon Galatia,
§9.29.1 in the Carpathian Sea; it never of its own accord passes Cape
Pliny the Elder, Natural History (37 books) Lectum in the Troad. Some wrasse were imported from there in the -1
principate
§3.36 several varieties of purple-shell; some are large, like those of
Athenaeus, Deipnosophists Sigeium and Lectum, while others are small, as in the Euripus and on -1
the
§13.71.47 hill, and visit Lesbos, rich in wine; and oft he gazed upon
Athenaeus, Deipnosophists -1
Lectum, the Mysian headland across the Aeolian wave.
§5.2.4 Sea, of Phrygia Minor or Troas, Alexandria Troas . 55°25' . 40°40'
Ptolemaeus, Geography (II-VI) 150
Lekton promontory . 55°25' . 40°25' Assos . 56°00' . 40°15' Of greater
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