Kourion
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- Ancient site.name
- Kourion
- Ancient site.native_name
- Koύριov
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Curium
- Ancient site.image
- Episkopi 01-2017 img06 Kourion.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Kourion Agora
- Ancient site.map_type
- Cyprus
- Ancient site.location
- Episkopi, Limassol District, CyprusEpiskopi Cantonment, British Overseas Territory Of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1875, 1895, 1934–1938, 1947–1954, 1956–1959, 1964–present
- Ancient site.archaeologists
- Luigi Palma di Cesnola, H.B. Walters, G. McFadden, B.H. Hill, J. Daniel, A.H.S. Megaw, M.C. Loulloupis, David Soren, Thomas W. Davis
- Ancient site.management
- Cyprus Department of Antiquities
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History of Kourion
- Early history of the area
- Kingdom of Kourion
- Roman history
- History of excavations
- Archaeological remains
- Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
- Late Cypro-Classical and Hellenistic remains
- Theatre
- Amathus gate cemetery
- Aqueducts
- House of the Gladiators
- House of Achilles
- "Earthquake house"
- Forum, ''nymphaeum'' and forum baths
- Stadium
- House and Baths of Eustolios
- Episcopal precinct and cathedral of Kourion
- Northwestern basilica
- Early Christian beachfront basilica
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kourion (; ) was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site.
In the fourth century, Kourion suffered from five heavy earthquakes, but the city was mostly rebuilt. The acropolis of Kourion, located southwest of Episkopi and west of Limassol, is located atop a limestone promontory nearly high along the coast of Episkopi Bay.