Arcesine (Karpathos)
ancient city on Karpathos, Greece
Arcesine or Arkesine (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίνη), also known as Arceseia or Arkeseia (Ἀρκέσεια or Ἀρκέσσεια), was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Karpathos. Its name is only preserved in an inscription containing the tribute of the Delian League. The site of Arcesine was identified by Ludwig Ross as the modern Arkasa, situated upon a promontory in the middle of the west coast of the southern part of the island.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Carpathus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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