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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salamis (Cyprus) | 0 |
| Salamis in Cyprus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evagoras (Isocrates)
this entity surface form:
Salamis in Cyprus