Nea Paphos. Foundation and urban development of a Cypriot city from antiquity to the present day. Archaeological, historical, and heritage studies.
| N° d'inventaire | 20324 |
| Format | 22 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 428 p., illustrations, hardcover with dust jacket. |
| Publication | Pessac, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
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While the modern city of Paphos will be European Capital of Culture in 2017, the Kingdom of Paphos, on the southwest coast of Cyprus, is most famous for its sanctuary of the Great Goddess and for being the birthplace of Aphrodite according to Homer. At the end of the 4th century BC, a new port was established, 15 km southwest of ancient Paphos, near which Nea Paphos was founded. This new Paphos, founded at the end of the 4th century BC by the last Cypriot king Nikokles or by Ptolemy, experienced strong development under the Lagids who made it the seat of their governor and their fleet in the 2nd century BC. After a major earthquake in 15 BC, the city was rebuilt thanks to subsidies from Augustus and Nea Paphos was called Sebaste. It remained the capital of the island until Emperor Constantine preferred Salamis. In May 1192, Guy de Lusignan purchased Cyprus from Richard the Lionheart, who had conquered it from the Byzantines the previous year. The island then became a Latin state, and the Latin Church was introduced. Paphos, or Baffa, was once again a prosperous port, an essential stopover before the Holy Land for both the Franks who occupied the island and the Italians who came to trade there. This work brings together the 32 contributions from the participants of the international conference on Nea Paphos held in Avignon in 2012.
While the modern city of Paphos will be European Capital of Culture in 2017, the Kingdom of Paphos, on the southwest coast of Cyprus, is most famous for its sanctuary of the Great Goddess and for being the birthplace of Aphrodite according to Homer. At the end of the 4th century BC, a new port was established, 15 km southwest of ancient Paphos, near which Nea Paphos was founded. This new Paphos, founded at the end of the 4th century BC by the last Cypriot king Nikokles or by Ptolemy, experienced strong development under the Lagids who made it the seat of their governor and their fleet in the 2nd century BC. After a major earthquake in 15 BC, the city was rebuilt thanks to subsidies from Augustus and Nea Paphos was called Sebaste. It remained the capital of the island until Emperor Constantine preferred Salamis. In May 1192, Guy de Lusignan purchased Cyprus from Richard the Lionheart, who had conquered it from the Byzantines the previous year. The island then became a Latin state, and the Latin Church was introduced. Paphos, or Baffa, was once again a prosperous port, an essential stopover before the Holy Land for both the Franks who occupied the island and the Italians who came to trade there. This work brings together the 32 contributions from the participants of the international conference on Nea Paphos held in Avignon in 2012.