The legendary Spartans in ancient Greece did not hunker behind any walls protecting their city, as they believed their shields were enough for their homeland. How would dare attack the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world?
They were the masters of warfare on land and they would attack their foes without a second thought. But did you know there is a stone bridge still standing to this day that was crossed by the Spartans 2,000 years ago?
An ancient stone-arched bridge about 2,000 years old a few kilometrεs outside of Sparta that is said to have been crossed by Spartan warriors is standing to this day.
A video posted by Up Stories on their YouTube channel shows the structure, and as the producers explain, the legend goes much further, as it connects the bridge with Paris and the Beautiful Helen.
Regardless, it is a bridge fifteen kilometers south of Sparta, near the foot of Taygetos, in the town of Xirokambio. At the exit of the gorge of Anakolos, where the river Erasinos (Rasina) flows, the visitor sees the view of 2 banks.
The bridge is two millennia old and is still used today, over the ancient road Sparta – Kardamili. It was built by the Spartans, at the time when Augustus (late 1st century BC) granted them Kardamili as a port. It was named by the Christians “Elliniko”, a work of the ancient Greeks and by the inhabitants of the surrounding area “Kamara”. The people combined it with the flight to Troy of the Beautiful Helen and the appearance at night of the ghost of the master builder’s wife, who was sacrificed to establish the bridge.
video credit Up Stories YouTube channel
