Histories

The men who had been given this assignment made bridges starting from Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaAbydos across to that headland; the Phoenicians one of flaxen cables, and the Egyptians a papyrus one. From Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos to the opposite shore it is a distance of seven stadia.[*](The modern width at the narrowest part is nearly half as much again; perhaps this can be explained by the washing away of the coasts, because of a current which strikes them near +Sestos [26.4,40.2833] (Perseus) Sestos and rebounds on Abydus [26.416,40.2] (deserted settlement), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Abydos.) But no sooner had the strait been bridged than a great storm swept down, breaking and scattering everything.