Arsinoe (Eritrea)
Arsinoe (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη), sometimes called Arsinoe Epidires, was an ancient city of the , at in Eritrea, north of Berenice Epideires, and near the entrance of the Red Sea (Bab-el-Mandeb). The city was founded by Ptolemy II and named for Arsinoe II of Egypt, his wife and sister. Its location is near the modern-day city of Asseb, in Eritrea.[1][2][3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. xvi. p. 773. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. 3.8.
- ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 6.34.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. 4.5.14.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 4, and directory notes accompanying.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Arsinoe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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