Arsuf
Sign in to saveApollonia (; ), known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf () and in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsur, was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of today's Israel. In Israeli archaeology it is known as Tel Arshaf (). Founded by the Phoenicians during the Persian period in the late sixth century BCE, it was inhabited continuously until the Crusader period, through the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, during the latter being renamed to Sozusa (, or Sozusa in Palaestina to differentiate it from Sozusa in Libya). It was situated on a sandy area ending towards the sea with
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Apollonia–Arsuf
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Arsur
- Ancient site.image
- Arsur Fortress1.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- An aerial view of the Crusader castle and anchorage
- Ancient site.map_type
- Israel center ta
- Ancient site.grid_position
- 132/178 PAL
- Ancient site.location
- Herzliya Pituah, Israel
- Ancient site.type
- Lowland castle (for the city citadel)
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 1265
- Ancient site.epochs
- Mainly Early Islamic and Crusader periods
- Ancient site.occupants
- Baldwin I of Jerusalem -1101 Baibars, Mameluk sultan - 1265
- Ancient site.event
- First siege by Godfrey of Bouillon - 1099 Battle of Arsuf - 1191 - between Saladin and Richard the Lionheart
- Ancient site.condition
- Ruin
- Ancient site.public_access
- Yes, national park
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- Early Muslim period
- Crusader to Mamluk period
- Ottoman period
- Catholic titular see until 1965
- British Mandate and Israeli periods
- Archaeology
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Apollonia (; ), known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf () and in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsur, was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of today's Israel. In Israeli archaeology it is known as Tel Arshaf (). Founded by the Phoenicians during the Persian period in the late sixth century BCE, it was inhabited continuously until the Crusader period, through the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, during the latter being renamed to Sozusa (, or Sozusa in Palaestina to differentiate it from Sozusa in Libya). It was situated on a sandy area ending towards the sea with a cliff, about south of Caesarea.
It fell to the Muslims in 640, was fortified against Byzantine attacks and became known as Arsuf. In 1101 it was conquered by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, and was a strategically important stronghold in the Third Crusade, during which the Battle of Arsuf (1191) was fought nearby. The fortified city and the castle fell to the Mamluks in 1265, when both were completely destroyed.
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