Arsinoe (Northwest Cyprus)

Ptolemy I Soter destroyed the town of Marion in 312 BCE and removed some inhabitants to Paphos.

[3] The city was refounded by Ptolemy Philadelphus and named after his sister/wife Arsinoe.

[4] Cyprus, from its subjection to the kings of the Lagid family, had more than one city of this name, which was common to several princesses of that house; see Arsinoe for other cities so named.

The site of Arsinoe is located near modern Polis Chrysochous.

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