Arsinoe (Cilicia)

Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη) was an ancient city on the coast of Cilicia between Anemurium and Kelenderis; the site is near the modern city of Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey. Strabo^[1] mentions Arsinoe as having a port. William Martin Leake places it at or near the ruined modern castle, called Softa Kalesi (Sokhta Kálesi), just west of Bozyazı, below which is a port, such as Strabo describes at Arsinoe, and a peninsula on the east side of the harbor covered with ruins.^[2] This modern site is east of Anemurium, and west of, and near to, Kızil Burnu (Cape Kizliman).^[3] The city was founded by Ptolemy Philadelphus and named for Arsinoe II of Egypt, his sister and wife.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. 

Coordinates: 36°03′36″N 32°34′48″E / 36.0600°N 32.5800°E / 36.0600; 32.5800