In Geographica, Strabo wrote during classical antiquity that the river had its sources on Mount Adoreus, near the town of Sangia in Phrygia, not far from the border with Galatia,[6] and flowed in a very tortuous course: first in an eastern, then toward the north, next the north-west and finally the north through Bithynia into the Euxine (Black Sea).
Pseudo-Plutarch wrote that a man named Sagaris often disdained the mysteries of the Mother of the Gods, frequently deriding her priests. She struck him with madness, and he flung himself into the river Xerobates, which from then on was called Sagaris.[7]
Part of its course formed the boundary between Phrygia and Bithynia, which in early times was bounded on the east by the river. The Bithynian part of the river was navigable and was celebrated for the abundance of fish found in it. Its principal tributaries were the Alander, the Bathys, the Thymbres and the Gallus.[8]
In the 13th century, the valley of the Sakarya was part of the border between the Eastern Roman Empire and the home of the Söğüt tribe. By 1280, Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos had constructed a series of fortifications along the river to control the area, but a flood in 1302 changed the course of the river and made the fortifications useless.[9] The Söğüt tribe migrated across the river and later established the Ottoman Empire.
^Pseudo-Plutarch. "XII. Sagaris". De fluviis. Translated by Goodwin.
^Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 34; Apollon. 2.724; Scymnus. 234, foil.; Strab. xii. pp. 563, 567; Dionys. Perieg. 811; Ptol. 5.1.6; Steph. B. sub voce Liv. 38.18; Plin. Nat. 5.43; Amm. Marc. 22.9.
^Imber, Colin (17 January 2019). The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650 : the structure of power (Third ed.). London. p. 6. ISBN978-1352004960. OCLC 1034613389.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
sakarya, river, this, article, about, river, turkey, river, gujarat, india, chirai, river, sangarius, redirects, here, phrygian, sangarius, mythology, insect, genus, sangarius, sakarya, sakara, river, turkish, sakarya, irmağı, greek, Σαγγάριος, romanized, sang. This article is about the river in Turkey For the river in Gujarat India see Chirai River Sangarius redirects here For the Phrygian god see Sangarius mythology For the insect genus see Sangarius bug The Sakarya Sakara River Turkish Sakarya Irmagi Greek Saggarios romanized Sangarios Hittite Sehiriya Latin Sangarius is the third longest river in Turkey It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia It was considered one of the principal rivers of Asia Minor Anatolia in classical antiquity and is mentioned in the Iliad 1 and in Theogony 2 Its name appears in different forms as Sagraphos 3 Sangaris 4 or Sagaris 5 Sakarya RiverLocationCountryTurkeyPhysical characteristicsSource locationBayat PlateauMouth locationBlack SeaLength824 km 512 mi Basin size55 300 km2 21 400 sq mi Discharge average193 m3 s 6 800 cu ft s Map of the Sakarya RiverIn Geographica Strabo wrote during classical antiquity that the river had its sources on Mount Adoreus near the town of Sangia in Phrygia not far from the border with Galatia 6 and flowed in a very tortuous course first in an eastern then toward the north next the north west and finally the north through Bithynia into the Euxine Black Sea Pseudo Plutarch wrote that a man named Sagaris often disdained the mysteries of the Mother of the Gods frequently deriding her priests She struck him with madness and he flung himself into the river Xerobates which from then on was called Sagaris 7 Part of its course formed the boundary between Phrygia and Bithynia which in early times was bounded on the east by the river The Bithynian part of the river was navigable and was celebrated for the abundance of fish found in it Its principal tributaries were the Alander the Bathys the Thymbres and the Gallus 8 The source of the river is the Bayat Yaylasi Bayat Plateau which northeast of Afyon Joined by the Porsuk Cayi Porsuk Creek close to the town of Polatli the river runs through the Adapazari Ovasi Adapazari Plains before it reaches the Black Sea The Sakarya is crossed by the Sangarius Bridge which was constructed by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I r 527 565 Sangarius Bridge constructed by Justinian I r 527 565 In the 13th century the valley of the Sakarya was part of the border between the Eastern Roman Empire and the home of the Sogut tribe By 1280 Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos had constructed a series of fortifications along the river to control the area but a flood in 1302 changed the course of the river and made the fortifications useless 9 The Sogut tribe migrated across the river and later established the Ottoman Empire From downstream to upstream the Sakarya has four dams Akcay Yenice Gokcekaya and Sariyar References edit Homer Iliad Vol 3 187 16 719 Hesiod Theogony 344 Schol ad Apollon Rhod 2 724 Constantine VII De Administrando Imperio 1 5 Ovid ex Pont 4 10 17 Solin 43 Pliny Naturalis Historia Vol 6 1 Strabo Geographica Vol xii p 543 Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon s edition Pseudo Plutarch XII Sagaris De fluviis Translated by Goodwin Periplus of Pseudo Scylax p 34 Apollon 2 724 Scymnus 234 foil Strab xii pp 563 567 Dionys Perieg 811 Ptol 5 1 6 Steph B sub voce Liv 38 18 Plin Nat 5 43 Amm Marc 22 9 Imber Colin 17 January 2019 The Ottoman Empire 1300 1650 the structure of power Third ed London p 6 ISBN 978 1352004960 OCLC 1034613389 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1854 1857 Sangarius Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography London John Murray See also editBattle of Sakarya Sakarya Province Sangarius Bridge Nana Greek mythology nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sakarya river 41 07 35 N 30 38 56 E 41 1264 N 30 6489 E 41 1264 30 6489 nbsp This article related to a river in Turkey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sakarya River amp oldid 1181914947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
