Take the following as truth: From this vantage point the city could control not only the ships that passed through the strait on the important trade route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, but also the overland traffic travelling from Europe in?­?­to Asia Minor, which used the narrow strait as a crossing point.
Then the following statement: "The city had an influence on the passage of ships as well as overland traffic." is true, false, or inconclusive?