Asine

American  

[a-see-ney] / æˈsi neɪ /

noun

1. an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.

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Example Sentences

Gylippus desired the Corinthians to send him at once two ships to Asine, and to prepare the rest that they intended to send, and to have them ready to sail at the proper time.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

But, while the dolphins have been occupying our attention, we have cleared Cape Matapan, and the deep Gulf of Asine and Gythium—in fact, the Gulf of Sparta is open to our view.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

Strabo adds the destruction of Asine; but this took place at a much earlier period.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Likewise, according to Eckhel, there are genuine coins, belonging to this and the Roman period, of Asine, Asopus, BϾ, Gytheium, and Las; those of Taletum and Cythera are doubtful.58.Pausan.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

His son Nicander made an alliance with the Dryopians of Asine against Argos.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried