How did the Persians cross the Hellespont to reach Europe during the 480 BCE invasion?
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Correct answer: By building a bridge of boats lashed together
Xerxes' engineers built two enormous pontoon bridges across the Hellespont by lashing hundreds of warships and transport vessels side by side. When the first set of bridges was destroyed by a storm, Xerxes famously ordered the sea flogged as punishment before commissioning new, stronger bridges.
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