Arginusae

Inclassical antiquity,theArginusae(Ancient Greek:ἈργινοῦσαιArginousai) were three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-dayTurkey,famous as the site of theBattle of Arginusaeduring thePeloponnesian War.They were also collectively referred to asCanaeaafter the city ofCanaeon 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 ofBademli:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Baston Islands
- Garip Island(Turkish:Garip Adası,literally "Strange Island" ); Nisída Ázano
- Kalem Island(Turkish:Kalem Adası,literally "Pen Island" ); Nikolo, Vráchos Nikolós
- Kane PeninsulaorPromontory(Turkish:Kane Yarımadası), calledArgennusa(Ancient Greek:Ἀργέννουσα;Latin:Arginusa) in antiquity, when it was an island; Canaea,Canae,Κάνη

Argennusa was the site of the ancient city ofCanae.

The names Arginusae and Argennusa come fromAncient Greekarginóeis,argennóeis(ἀργινόεις, ἀργεννόεις), "bright-shining".^[5]^[6]

References

^Hamel, Debra (May 21, 2015).The Battle of Arginusae: Victory at Sea and Its Tragic Aftermath in the Final Years of the Peloponnesian War.U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 48.ISBN 978-1-4214-1680-9.
^Crew, Bec (November 20, 2015)."An entire ancient island has been rediscovered in the Aegean: Have we finally found the long-lost city of Kane?".Science Alert.RetrievedNovember 21,2015.
^Goldhill, Olivia (November 16, 2015)."Researchers just unearthed a lost island in the Aegean".Quartz.RetrievedNovember 21,2015.
^"Lost ancient island found in the Aegean".Hurriyet Daily News.İzmir.RetrievedNovember 14,2015.
^Androtion(2001). Phillip Harding (ed.).Androtion and theAtthis.Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 64.ISBN 978-0-19-872149-9.
^"ἀργινόεις"in the Greek Word Study Tool

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[1] Hamel, Debra (May 21, 2015).The Battle of Arginusae: Victory at Sea and Its Tragic Aftermath in the Final Years of the Peloponnesian War.U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 48.ISBN 978-1-4214-1680-9.

[2] Crew, Bec (November 20, 2015)."An entire ancient island has been rediscovered in the Aegean: Have we finally found the long-lost city of Kane?".Science Alert.RetrievedNovember 21,2015.

[3] Goldhill, Olivia (November 16, 2015)."Researchers just unearthed a lost island in the Aegean".Quartz.RetrievedNovember 21,2015.

[4] "Lost ancient island found in the Aegean".Hurriyet Daily News.İzmir.RetrievedNovember 14,2015.

[5] Androtion(2001). Phillip Harding (ed.).Androtion and theAtthis.Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 64.ISBN 978-0-19-872149-9.

[6] "ἀργινόεις"in the Greek Word Study Tool

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