At its mouth, in the 460s BC (the actual date is highly disputed), the Athenian general Cimon defeated a large 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.
Strabo records a lake he called Caprias near its mouth although the area is today a salt marsh. The Seljuk-era Eurymedon Bridge, which rests on Roman foundations, crosses the river at Aspendos. Further upstream, half-way on the road to ancient Selge, another Roman bridge spans the Eurymedon valley.
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^Sempozyumu, Eğirdir (2001). Sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik yönleri ile Eğirdir. Eğirdir Belediyesi. p. 480.
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köprüçay, river, köprüçay, ancient, eurymedon, ancient, greek, Εὐρυμέδων, river, that, situated, antalya, province, turkey, empties, into, mediterranean, eurymedon, valley, near, selge, spanned, intact, roman, bridge, köpuülü, canyon, national, park, mouth, 46. Koprucay ancient Eurymedon Ancient Greek Eὐrymedwn 1 is a river that is situated in Antalya Province Turkey and empties into the Mediterranean The Eurymedon valley near Selge spanned by the intact Roman bridge Kopuulu Canyon National Park At its mouth in the 460s BC the actual date is highly disputed the Athenian general Cimon defeated a large 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 Strabo records a lake he called Caprias near its mouth although the area is today a salt marsh The Seljuk era Eurymedon Bridge which rests on Roman foundations crosses the river at Aspendos Further upstream half way on the road to ancient Selge another Roman bridge spans the Eurymedon valley References edit Sempozyumu Egirdir 2001 Sosyal kulturel ve ekonomik yonleri ile Egirdir Egirdir Belediyesi p 480 External links edit nbsp Media related to Koprucay River at Wikimedia Commons 36 49 48 N 31 10 23 E 36 83000 N 31 17306 E 36 83000 31 17306 nbsp This geographical article about a location in Antalya Province Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Middle Eastern history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koprucay River amp oldid 1187831708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,