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An aerial view of the Tel Remains of the stronghold A dry moat Arsuf ( , ) also known as Arsur or Apollonia , was an ancient city and fortress located in Israel , about 15 kilometres north of modern Tel Aviv , on a cliff above the Mediterranean Sea . The city site, Tel Arsuf, was intensively excavated from 1994. In 2002 it became Apollonia National Park. In 1995 a new village by the name of Arsuf was established to the north of the ancient city.¹ Town was settled by Phoenicians in the 6th or 5th century BC, and named Arshuf after Resheph , the Canaanite god of fertility and the underworld. It was then a part of the Persian Empire and governed from Sidon . Phoenicians of Arshuf produced precious purple dye , derived from murex mollusks , which they exported to the Aegean . During the Hellenistic period it was an anchorage town, ruled by Seleucids and re-named Apollonia , as the Greeks identified Reshef with Apollo . Under Roman rule, the size of the town increased. It was an important settlement between Jaffa and Caesarea along Via Maris , the coastal road. In 113 AD , Apollonia was destroyed partially by an earthquake, but recovered quickly. The harbor was built, and trade with Italy and North Africa developed. During the Byzantine period, the town extended to cover an area of 70 acres (280,000 m ). In the 5th and 6th century AD it was the second largest city in Sharon valley, after Caesarea, populated by Christian and Samaritans , having an elaborate church and a prosperous glass industry. In 640 AD , the town was captured by Muslims , and the Semitic name Arsuf was restored. The town's area decreased to about 22 acres (89,000 m ) and, for the first time, it was surrounded by a fortified wall with buttresses, to resist the constant attacks of Byzantine fleets from the sea. Large marketplaces appeared, and pottery production developed. In 809 AD , following the death of Harun al-Rashid , the local Samaritan community was destroyed and their synagogue ruined. In 1101 Arsuf fell to a Crusader army led by Baldwin I of Jerusalem . The Crusaders, who called it Arsur , rebuilt the city's walls and created the Lordship of Arsur in the Kingdom of Jerusalem . In 1187 Arsuf was captured by the Muslims, but fell again to the Crusaders on September 7, 1191 after a battle between Richard I of England and Saladin . John of Ibelin, Lord of Beirut (1177—1236) became Lord of Arsur in 1207 when he married Melisende of Arsur (born c.1170). Their son John of Arsur (c.1211—1258) inherited the title. The title then passed to John of Arsur's eldest son Balian (1239—1277). He built new walls, the big fortress and new harbor (1241). From 1261, the city was ruled by the Knights Hospitaller . In 1265 sultan Baibars , ruler of the Mamluks , captured Arsur, after 40 days of siege. The Mamluks razed the city walls and the fortress to their foundations, fearing a return of the Crusaders. The destruction was so complete that the site was abandoned. In 1596, Ottoman tax registers recorded a village there with 22 families and 4 bachelors and later a village called al-Haram existed adjacent to the ruins until it was depopulated in 1948.²

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Arsuf (also known as Arsur or Apollonia ) was a Crusader city and fortress located in what is now Israel , about 15 kilometres north of Tel Aviv . Arsuf was settled in the 6th or 5th century BC , and was known as Arshuf (the name comes from Reshef , the Canaanite - Phoenician god of fertility and the underworld). Arshuf grew in size as the result of its production of purple dye, which it exported to the Roman Empire . In 1101 Arsuf fell to a Crusader army led by Baldwin I of Jerusalem . The Crusaders, who called the city as Arsur , rebuilt the city's walls and created the Lordship of Arsur in the Kingdom of Jerusalem . In 1187 Arsuf was captured by the Muslims , but fell again to the Crusaders on September 7 , 1191 after a battle between Richard I of England and Saladin . John of Ibelin, Lord of Beirut ( 1177 - 1236 ) became Lord of Arsur in 1207 when he married Melisende of Arsur (born c. 1170 ). Their son John of Arsur (c. 1211 - 1258 ) inherited the title. The title then passed to John of Arsur's eldest son Balian ( 1239 - 1277 ). In 1265 Arsuf fell back under Muslim rule when Baibars , ruler of the Mamluks captured it. The city walls and fortress were destroyed, and the city became uninhabited.

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Arsuf ( , "Arshooph", "Arsoof" ; , "ʾArsūf" ), also known as Arsur or Apollonia ( Ancient Greek Απολλωνία), was an ancient city and fortress located in Israel , about 15 kilometres north of modern Tel Aviv , on a cliff above the Mediterranean Sea , built by the Canaanites and mentioned in the epigraphs of Teghlat Flacer. The city site, Tel Arsuf, was intensively excavated from 1994. In 2002 it became Apollonia National Park . In 1995 a neighborhood by the name of Arsuf was established to the north of the ancient city. ar:أرسوف

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: For the modern community, see Arsuf, Hof HaSharon . Apollonia ( ), known in the Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsuf ( ; ), was an ancient city in Hellenistic and Roman Judea , in the Byzantine period renamed to Sozusa ( Σώζουσα , or Sozusa in Palaestina to differentiate it from Sozusa in Libya ). It was situated on a cliff above the Mediterranean Sea , about 34 kilometres (21 mi) south of Caesarea . It fell to the Muslim conquest in 640 and was fortified against Byzantine attacks and became known as Arsuf ( ʾArsūf , Latinized Arsur ). 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. The site of Arsuf ( Tel Arshaf ; תֵּל אַרְשָׁף , also Apollonia–Arsuf אַפּוֹלוֹנְיָה-אַרְסוּף ) is now in Herzliya municipality, Israel (just north of Tel Aviv ). The site was intensively excavated from 1994. In 2002 Apollonia National Park was opened to the public.

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Ancient city in Tel Aviv District, Israel "Arsuf" redirects here. 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 ( תֵּל אַרְשָׁף ). 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 34 kilometres (21 mi) 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. The site of Arsuf (also Apollonia–Arsuf אַפּוֹלוֹנְיָה-אַרְסוּף ) is now in Herzliya municipality, Israel (just north of Tel Aviv ). The site was intensively excavated from 1994. In 2002 Apollonia National Park was opened to the public.

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Ancient city in Tel Aviv District, Israel "Arsuf" redirects here. Apollonia ( Ancient Greek : Ἀπολλωνία ; Hebrew : אפולוניה ), known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf ( Arabic : أرْسُوف , romanized : Arsūf ) 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 ( תֵּל אַרְשָׁף ). 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 (Ancient Greek: Σώζουσα , 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 34 kilometres (21 mi) 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. The site of Arsuf (also Apollonia–Arsuf אַפּוֹלוֹנְיָה-אַרְסוּף ) is now in Herzliya municipality, Israel (just north of Tel Aviv ). The site was intensively excavated from 1994. In 2002 Apollonia National Park was opened to the public.

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