Köprüçay River
Köprüçay,ancientEurymedon(Ancient Greek:Εὐρυμέδων),[1]is a river that is situated inAntalya Province,Turkey,and empties into theMediterranean.
At its mouth, in the 460s BC (the actual date is highly disputed), theAtheniangeneralCimondefeated a largePersianforce 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 entirePhoenicianfleet of 200triremes.
In 190 BC, aRoman fleetled byLucius Aemilius Regillusdefeated the Seleucid fleet ofAntiochus III the Great,led byHannibal,near the river.
Straborecords a lake he called Caprias near its mouth although the area is today asalt marsh.The Seljuk-eraEurymedon Bridge,which rests onRomanfoundations, crosses the river atAspendos.Further upstream, half-way on the road to ancientSelge,another Roman bridgespans the Eurymedon valley.
References
[edit]- ^Sempozyumu, Eğirdir (2001).Sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik yönleri ile Eğirdir.Eğirdir Belediyesi. p. 480.
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