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The Royal Tombs
Posted under Salamis on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Lavinia Neville Smith
The Royal Tombs | Famagusta
In order to get to the Royal Tombs it is necessary to leave the main site of Salamis, take the road that is signposted to St. Barnabas, and the tombs will be seen on the left. This huge necropolis has only been partly excavated and no doubt in years to come many more...
Kampanopetra Basilica
Posted under Salamis on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Lavinia Neville Smith
Kampanopetra Basilica | Famagusta
There is a track from the Temple of Zeus that leads towards the sea and the site of the Kampanopetra basilica or Harbour basilica. This is a serenely peaceful, and probably the most alluring, part of Salamis. Its attraction lies in the position it has on the shore...
The Agora and the Vouta
Posted under Salamis on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Lavinia Neville Smith
Agora and the Vouta
Very close to the Epiphanios basilica is the cathedral-like cistern that provided water for the entire city. The water was transported through an aquaduct that was 45 miles long from a spring in the Kyrenia mountain range. Of the aquaduct, little is left apart from a few...
Ayios Epiphanios Basilica
Posted under Salamis on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Lavinia Neville Smith
Ayios Epiphanios Basilica
There is tarmac road leading from the rear of the theatre that forks left and right. Take the left fork and follow the road passing a villa with visible bath and furnace area on the left, until a crossroads is reached close to the late city walls. Carry straight on and...
Roman Road and Additional Bath Houses
Posted under Salamis on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Lavinia Neville Smith
Roman Road and Bath Houses
Close to the theatre is an area that has been excavated during the last few years by a team from Ankara University and students from the Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta. They have re-excavated the bath house and revealed a probable temple site. In addition...
Amphitheatre
Posted under Salamis on Monday, 26 October 2009 by Lavinia Neville Smith
Amphitheatre | Salamis | Famagusta
Walking from the bath house complex down a paved columned street, there is a partially excavated area on the right. This is the site of the amphitheatre where excavations where abandoned in 1974.
The outer walls of the theatre are clearly visible and only half...
