Cypriot city of Salamis

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The Cypriot city of Salamis was an important ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, serving as a major political and commercial center in antiquity.

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Surface form Occurrences
Salamis (Cyprus) 0
Salamis in Cyprus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city-state
archaeological site
archaeologicalExcavationsBy British archaeologists
Cypriot archaeologists
French archaeologists
associatedWith Achaemenid Empire (as vassal kingdom at times) NERFINISHED
King Evagoras I of Salamis NERFINISHED
Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Cyprus NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek
destroyedBy earthquakes
flourishedDuring Classical period
Early Byzantine period NERFINISHED
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
Roman period
foundedBy Teucer (mythological founder) NERFINISHED
hasEvidenceOf inscriptions in Greek
mosaics
hasNearbySite Enkomi NERFINISHED
St Barnabas Monastery NERFINISHED
hasStructure agora
basilicas
baths
city walls
gymnasium
harbor
theatre
languageUsed Ancient Greek
laterReligionPracticed Christianity NERFINISHED
locatedIn Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
locatedNear modern city of Famagusta NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
east coast of Cyprus
namedAfter Salamis (island in Greece) NERFINISHED
partlyRebuiltAs Constantia NERFINISHED
partOf ancient kingdom of Cyprus
politicalStatus in territory controlled de facto by Northern Cyprus
region Famagusta District NERFINISHED
religionPracticed Greek polytheism
role major commercial center in antiquity
major political center in ancient Cyprus
servedAs capital of Cyprus (various periods)
sufferedEvent Arab raids in the 7th century
timeOfAbandonment Early Middle Ages
tradeRole maritime trade hub between Cyprus, Levant, and Aegean
UNESCOStatus on UNESCO tentative list (as part of sites in Cyprus, if applicable)

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Jewish revolt in Cyprus hasLocation Cypriot city of Salamis
Evagoras settingDescribed Cypriot city of Salamis
subject surface form: Evagoras (Isocrates)
this entity surface form: Salamis in Cyprus