Salamis, North Cyprus.

Salamis, North Cyprus.

2-333-188 - Peter Thompson/Heritage Images

Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC. Evidence of Phoenician and Assyrian settlement has been found and it later became the capital of a Greek city-state. In Roman times Salamis was an important city and most of the ruins that can be seen today date from the Roman period. The city was badly damaged by earthquakes in the 4th century and was eventually abandoned after it was sacked in the 649 during the Arab invasion of Cyprus.


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Creator
  1. Peter Thompson, attributed to: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Cyprus Northern Cyprus

  1. 35 20 00 N , 033 45 00 E

World Asia Cyprus Ammóchostos Salamis

  1. 35 10 00 N , 033 54 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Architecture & Archaeology Ancient Sites

Places Asia Cyprus Other


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5120x3413
File Size : 51,195kb


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  1. 0470009558
  1. 2-333-188
  1. 2333188

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