Arginusae on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
In ἀργινόεις
" in the Greek Word Study Tool
In classical antiquity
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural History of Europe, European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the inter ...
, the Arginusae ( ''Arginousai'') were three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae
The Battle of Arginusae took place in 406 BC during the Peloponnesian War near the city of Canae in the Arginusae Islands, east of the island of Lesbos. In the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by eight ''strategoi'' defeated a Spartan flee ...
during the Peloponnesian War
The Second Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), often called simply the Peloponnesian War (), was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek war fought between Classical Athens, Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Ancien ...
. They were also collectively referred to as Canaea after the city of Canae on the largest island. Today two of the islands remain, while the third and largest has become attached to the mainland as a promontory near the modern village of Bademli:
*Baston Islands
** Garip Island (, literally "Strange Island"); Nisída Ázano
** Kalem Island (, literally "Pen Island"); Nikolo, Vráchos Nikolós
** Kane Peninsula or Promontory (''sı''), called Argennusa (; ) in antiquity, when it was an island; Canaea, Canae, Κάνη
Argennusa was the site of the ancient city of Canae.
The names Arginusae and Argennusa come from Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...
''arginóeis'', ''argennóeis'' (ἀργινόεις, ἀργεννόεις), "bright-shining"." in the Greek Word Study Tool
References
History of İzmir Province Islands of Turkey Aeolis {{İzmir-geo-stub