Kition [Larnaca]

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Kition founded in the XIII century BC by the Myceneans and after the decline ca 1000 BC by the Phenicians.

Literature:

Paulos Flourentzos, A Guide to the Larnaca District Museum. Nicosia: Ministry of Communications and Works - Department of Antiquities, Nicosia 1960
George R. H. Wright, Ancient Building in Cyprus, Handbuch der Orientalistik / 7, Leiden, Brill 1992

Relevant museums

Saint Lazaros Byzantine Museum
Saint Lazaros Byzantine Museum
Cyprus Museum in Nicosia
Lefkosia. Archeological museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Berlin, Neues Museum
Berlin, Neues Museum
Pergamon Museum in Berlin
Houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Market Gate of Miletus.
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet
Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
The British Museum
The British Museum has one of the world's largest collections of antiquities from the Classical world.

CITIUM THEATER
CITIUM THEATER
Larnaca District Archaeological Museum
Larnaca District Archaeological Museum
Kition, Harbour
Port of Kition
Kition: Military Port and Shipsheds
Covered sheds (neoria) in the ancient harbor of Kition used in the construction and repair of warships by the Phoenician rulers of the city during the fifth century BCE.