Headless statue, the gymnasium, Salamis, North Cyprus.
Sujet

Headless statue, the gymnasium, Salamis, North Cyprus.

Légende

Headless statue, the gymnasium, Salamis, North Cyprus. Archaeologists have found remains at Salamis dating back to the 11th century BC. Evidence of Phoenician and Assyrian settlement has been found and it later became the capital of a Greek city-state. In Roman times Salamis was an important city and most of the ruins that can be seen today, including the gymnasium, date from the Roman period. The statues were decapitated by Christians. The city was badly damaged by earthquakes in the 4th century and was eventually abandoned after it was sacked in the 649 during the Arab invasion of Cyprus.

Date

1928

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Notre référence

HRM19D68_392

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,3Mo) / 28,9cm x 43,3cm / 3413 x 5120 (300dpi)

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