Dardanos
E947031
Dardanos was an ancient town in the Troad region of northwestern Anatolia, known from Greek and Roman sources and associated with early Trojan legends.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dardanos canonical | 2 |
| founder-hero Dardanus | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWaterBody |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Trojan legends
ⓘ
early Greek mythology ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Anatolian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
fortifications
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Dardanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Dardanus (Latinized form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | coastal town on major trade route ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient geographers
ⓘ
ancient historians ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Troad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dardanelles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellespont NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Asian side of the Dardanelles ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Greek sources
ⓘ
Roman sources ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement |
Kepez (Çanakkale)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalConnection | Dardanus, ancestor of the Trojans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Abydos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexandria Troas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman province of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Classical period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| region | Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal settlement ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Hellespont crossing
ⓘ
maritime route between Aegean and Black Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
founder-hero Dardanus