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Surroundings:

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Location:

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Episkopí
  • geo:34.666843,32.884846
  • Location ± 5-25 m.

Period or year:

  • -12xx / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

KOURION Episkopi

According to Herodotus, Kourion was founded by Argives in the Late Bronze Age and was named for Koureus, the son of Cinyras, the first king of Cyprus. The earliest evidence of settlement dates to the Neolithic period (4500-3900 BC).


Relevant museums

Cyprus Museum in Nicosia

Lefkosia. Archeological museum


Nearby

Kourion, Roman Agora

Kourion, Roman Agora

Kourion, Nympheum

Nympheum at Public Baths

Kourion, Roman baths

Kourion, Roman baths


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