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The Byzantine basilica of Panagia Chrysopolitissa was built at the end of the 4th century CE and destroyed in the middle of the 7th century CE. It the largest basilica ever excavated in Cyprus.

Mosaic depicting two gladiators being separated by a referee, late-3rd century CE. House of the Gladiators, Kourion, Cyprus.

Mosaic depicting two gladiators in combat. Their names in Greek are listed above them: Margarites (left) and Hellenikos (right), late-3rd century CE. House of the Gladiators in Kourion, Cyprus.

The tepidarium (warm room) and the caldarium (hot room) of the Roman public baths in Kourion, Cyprus.

The Early Christian Basilica dating to the beginning of the 5th century CE, Kourion, Cyprus.

Byzantine mosaic emblema in the House of Eustolios in Kourion (Cyprus) depicting a young woman in a medallion holding a measuring instrument equating to a Roman foot. The Greek inscription identifies her as Ktisis, the personification of...

The Roman theatre of Kourion in Cyprus was built over an earlier Hellenistic theatre. It was remodelled in the 1st and 2nd centuries and in the 3rd century, it was used as an arena for gladiatorial combats.

The Early Christian Basilica dating to the beginning of the 5th century CE, Kourion, Cyprus.

Tomb No 3 of the Tombs of the Kings archaeological site in Cyprus. It had a peristyle atrium surrounded on all sides by Doric columns and topped by a frieze of triglyphs and metopes. This fascinating archaeological site contains a set of...

Tomb No 5 of the Tombs of the Kings archaeological site in Cyprus. It had a colonnaded atrium and was one of the largest tombs discovered in the necropolis covering an area of 390 square metres. This fascinating archaeological site contains...