Amathus
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Amathus was an ancient city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus, known as one of the island’s oldest settlements and a significant religious and commercial center in antiquity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ city-kingdom ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 34.70°N 33.12°E ⓘ |
| country | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | archaeological site and tourist attraction ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTempleTo |
Adonis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeological missions ⓘ |
| excavatedFrom | 19th century ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Greek inscriptions
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ inscriptions in Eteocypriot language ⓘ sculptures ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Eteocypriot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | independent kingdom in early periods ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Greek religion ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
acropolis
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ harbor ⓘ necropolis ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed archaeological area by Cyprus authorities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial center
ⓘ
cult of Adonis ⓘ cult of Aphrodite ⓘ harbor and maritime trade ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | antiquity ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
modern city of Limassol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern coast of Cyprus ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Adonis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus and Ariadne legends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | oldest settlements on Cyprus ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Cyprus ⓘ |
| subsequentlyRuledBy |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeActivity |
export of copper and agricultural products
ⓘ
maritime trade with Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
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