Paphos kingdom
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The Paphos kingdom was an ancient Cypriot Greek city-kingdom centered on Paphos, known for its role in regional trade and its famous sanctuary of Aphrodite.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek city-state
ⓘ
ancient Cypriot kingdom ⓘ ancient city-kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Aphrodite of Paphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | birth of Aphrodite near Paphos ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Paphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Paphos sanctuary of Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Hellenic world ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | regional trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Mediterranean trade
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Aegean polities
ⓘ
Near Eastern polities ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | Greek ⓘ |
| eventuallyIntegratedInto |
Hellenistic Cyprus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | sanctuary of Aphrodite at Paphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Iron Age Cyprus ⓘ |
| governedBy | local kings ⓘ |
| hadPort | Paphos harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTitleForRuler | basileus ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
New Paphos (Nea Paphos)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Paphos (Palaepaphos) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Paphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatusRelatedSite | Paphos UNESCO World Heritage archaeological area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSite | sanctuary complex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
important religious pilgrimages
ⓘ
regional commercial activity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Cyprus ⓘ |
| mainCultSiteLocation | Palaepaphos (Kouklia area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCult | Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Cypriot city-kingdoms ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| region | eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| strategicRole | maritime hub between Aegean and Levant ⓘ |
| subsequentlyRuledBy |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
agricultural products
ⓘ
copper ⓘ crafts and luxury items ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Greek language ⓘ |
| usedScript | Cypriot syllabary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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