Arsinoe (Eritrea)

Arsinoe (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη), sometimes called Arsinoe Epidires, was an ancient city of the Avalitæ, at Dire promontory 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
  1. Strabo. Geographica. xvi. p. 773. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. 3.8.
  3. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 6.34.
  4. Ptolemy. The Geography. 4.5.14.
  5. 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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