antiquity, the harbour of Sestos had silted up. In 447 AD, Sestos was sacked by the Huns. The city was damaged by an earthquake during the reign of Emperor Zeno in 478 AD. In the 6th century, according to Procopius' De Aedificiis, Emperor Justinian I refortified Sestos. Medieval period It is believed that Sestos is referred to as Ṣāṣah in the Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes, an 11th-century Arabic treatise. By the 13th century AD, the crossing from Lampsacus to Kallipolis had become more common and largely replaced the crossing from Sestos to Abydos. The fortress on the site of Sestos was later named Choiridokastron (pig castle), and was captured by Ottoman Turks led by Süleyman Pasha in 1355. According to Enveri's Dusturname, Choiridokastron was the first settlement in Europe to be conquered by the Ottoman Turks, whereas Aşıkpaşazade recorded that the fortress was attacked by Ottoman forces, after the fall of Tzympe. See also List of ancient Greek cities References Bibliography External links Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Greek colonies in the Thracian Chersonese Aeolian colonies Former populated places in Turkey Geography of Çanakkale Province History of Çanakkale Province Members of the Delian League Achaemenid ports Locations in the Iliad Populated places established in the 7th century BC Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Roman towns and cities in Turkey