Hellespont
Hellespont is not a city it is a strait
Leander swam the Hellespont nightly.
Hellespont - 2012 was released on: USA: 25 May 2012
Leander and Hero were the mythical lovers that drowned in the Hellespont.
The Dardanelles were known as the Hellespont.
I believe his name was Leander but he wasn't the only one to do so because the British Lord Byron also swam across the Hellespont.
Troy was an ancient city. It was conquered by the Greeks as described by Homer in The Iliad. It was located in what is now Turkey, east of Greece across the Aegean Sea and overlooking the Hellespont/Dardanelles.
They crossed over and marched on into mainland Greece.
The Dardanelles, which in antiquity was called the Hellespont, was part of the Roman Empire.
Çanakkale, Turkey. Also known as the Dardanelles.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellespont
The Hellespont is the ancient name for the strait that separates Europe and Asia, also known as the Dardanelles. It connects the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara and ultimately the Black Sea. It holds historical significance due to its importance in trade and military campaigns.