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

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

Strabo, however, speaks of another Asine near Gytheum, but possibly means Las.

From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham

Amen dicas, Asine, Iam satur de gramine,305 Amen, Amen, itera, Aspernare vetera.

From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.

He ravages the territory of Argos, in alliance with Asine, ib.

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

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.