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DARDANELLESNarrow north-west Turkey strait known in antiquity as the Hellespont (11)
SPARTAAncient land known in antiquity as Lacedaemon
SAROSThe Gulf of -- is an inlet of the Aegean in north west Turkey north of the Gallipoli Peninsula (5)
ORESUNDDanish name of the narrow strait known in English as the Sound (7)
GALLIPOLIA peninsula in North West Turkey, the scene of an unsuccessful Allied campaign in 1915 (9)
EDIRNECity in north west Turkey formerly known as Adrianople (6)
LEADVery malleable, ductile, and dense metal that is a poor conductor of electricity. Known in antiquity and believed by the alchemists to be the oldest of metals. Highly durable and resistant to corrosio
FETHIYECity and holiday resort on the Aegean coast of Turkey known as Telmessos in antiquity (7)
LYSANDERCommander of the Spartan fleet that defeated the Athenians in the Hellespont in 405 BC (8)
IZMIRPort and university city in west Turkey (5)
DOGDAYSThe hottest period of the year (reckoned in antiquity from the heliacal rising of the star Sirius)
LUXOREgyptian city known as Waset or Thebes in Antiquity (5)
LEANDERYouth of Abydos in Greek mythology who drowned in the Hellespont (7)
SMYRNAAncient West Turkey seaport (6)
ROMANIACountry known as Dacia in antiquity (7)
STRIGILScraper used in antiquity to clean the skin after bathing (7)
HEROIn Greek myths, a priestess of Aphrodite, who killed herself when her lover drowned in the Hellespont (4)
THYMEHerb whose nectar collected by bees on the slopes of Hymettus mountains was used for honey in antiquity (5)
ELDAntiquity, in antiquity (3)
POTROASTRoot about in antiquity for a dish (3,5)