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Archaeological Sites in Northern Cyprus: Salamis, Cyprus, Soli, Cyprus, Kastros

Archaeological Sites in Northern Cyprus: Salamis, Cyprus, Soli, Cyprus, Kastros


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Chapters: Salamis, Cyprus, Soli, Cyprus, Kastros. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Salamis was an ancient city-state on the east coast of Northern Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. The earliest archaeological finds go back to the eleventh century BCE (Late Bronze Age III). The copper ores of Cyprus made the island an essential node in the earliest trade networks, and Cyprus was a source of the orientalizing cultural traits of mainland Greece at the end of the Greek Dark Ages, hypothesized by Walter Burkert in 1992. Children's burials in Canaanite jars indicate a Phoenician presence. A harbour and a cemetery from this period have been excavated. The town is mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions as one of the kingdoms of Iadnana (Cyprus). In 877 an Assyrian army reached the Mediterranean shores for the first time. In 708 the city-kings of Cyprus paid homage to Sargon II of Assyria (Burkert). The first coins were minted in the 6th century BCE, following Persian prototypes. The gymnasium, Salamis The Theatre, SalamisCyprus was under the control of the Assyrians at this time but the city-states of the island enjoyed a relative independence as long as they paid their tribute to the Assyrian king. This allowed the kings of the various cities to accumulate wealth and power. Certain burial customs observed in the "royal tombs" of Salamis relate directly to Homeric rites, such as the sacrifice of horses in honour of the dead and the offering of jars of olive oil. Some scholars have interpreted this phenomenon as the result of influence of the Homeric Epics in Cyprus. Most of the grave goods come from the Levant or Egypt. The mythical founder of Salamis is Teucer, son of Telamon, who could not return home after the Troj...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=7850


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158544462
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 45 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158544464
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Salamis, Cyprus, Soli, Cyprus, Kastros
  • Width: 229 mm


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