town in ancient Thrace, on the Hellespont opposite Abydos
See Sestos in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĕsˈtəs, -tŏs)
An ancient town of European Turkey at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles. In 481 B.C. Xerxes I built a bridge of boats here to cross the Hellespont and invade Greece. Sestos is also the site of the legendary tale of Hero and Leander.
