SEA OF MARMARA (sea)
Inland sea, entirely within the borders of Turkey
- Kind of place
- Sea
- Where
- 40.75° N, 28.00° E
The Propontis is identified as the outlet of Pontus. Aeschylus, Persians 871-878 The Propontis is described as being deeply recessed. Aeschylus, Persians 871-878 Troy is located between Ida and the Propontis. Strabo 12.8.8
Described in the sources
The Propontis connects the Euxine Sea to the Thracian Bosphorus and the Hellespont. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.24 ¶1 +4 The city of Pactya is situated on the shores of the Propontis. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.18 ¶6 +2 The Sea of Marmara is located north of the Hellespont and the Aegean Sea. Strabo 13.1.22 +2 The Sea of Marmara connects to the Hellespont, with waters flowing from the former into the latter. Herodotus 4.85.4 +2 The Aesepus river flows into the Propontis. Strabo 13.1.4 +1 The Granicus river flows into the Propontis. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 5.33 ¶1 +1 The city of Parium is located within the Propontis. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 36.4 ¶7 +1 The river Rhyndacus empties into the Propontis at the island Besbicus. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 5.44 ¶1 +1 The Sea of Marmora marks the southern limit of the region bounded by the Danube. Strabo 7.1.1 +1 The Sea of Marmara is located to the north and left of the Thracian Chersonesus, which forms its boundary. Strabo 7.fragments.52 +1
Stories and history
Cities situated on the Propontis were burned by Dareius. Strabo 13.1.22 Hares found in the Chersonnesus on the Propontis possess double livers. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 11.73 ¶1 The Propontis is cited as a body of water that separated Europe and Asia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 2.92 ¶1 The current flowing into the Propontis sometimes ceases to move entirely. Strabo 1.3.12 Strato claimed the bed of the Euxine is higher than the bed of the Propontis. Strabo 1.3.5 The Propontis and Euxine would have flowed into each other to become one sea. Strabo 1.3.6 Strato attributed the current at the Strait of Byzantium to the Euxine's higher bed. Strabo 1.3.5