Köprüçay, ancientEurymedon (Ancient Greek:Εὐρυμέδων),[1] is a river that is situated inAntalya Province,Turkey, and empties into theMediterranean.
At its mouth, in the 460s BC (the actual date is highly disputed), theAthenian generalCimon defeated a largePersian force of ships and men moving westwards (Battle of the Eurymedon). The two land and sea battles lasted one day and included Cimon's capture or destruction of the entirePhoenician fleet of 200triremes.
In 190 BC, aRoman fleet led byLucius Aemilius Regillus defeated the Seleucid fleet ofAntiochus III the Great, led byHannibal, near the river.
Strabo records a lake he called Caprias near its mouth although the area is today asalt marsh. The Seljuk-eraEurymedon Bridge, which rests onRoman foundations, crosses the river atAspendos. Further upstream, half-way on the road to ancientSelge,another Roman bridge spans the Eurymedon valley.
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