Armene

Armene (Ancient Greek: Ἀρμένη^[1] or Ἁρμένη or Ἀρμήνη^[2]) was an ancient Greek city^[3] on the Black Sea coast of ancient Paphlagonia.^[4][1] Xenophon in his Anabasis writes that the Ten Thousand on their return anchored their ships here, and stayed five days.^[2] The place belonged to the Sinopians. It was 50 stadia west of Sinope, and had a port.^[5] A small river, named Ochosbanes by Marcian of Heraclea,^[6] and named also Ochthomanes in the Anonymous Periplus, and Ocheraenus in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, falls into the harbour.

Strabo writes that there was the proverb, "whoever had no work to do walled Armene."^[7]

Its site is located near Akliman in Asiatic Turkey.^[4][8]

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Armene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

42°02′57″N 35°02′31″E / 42.049231°N 35.041878°E / 42.049231; 35.041878

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