‘Hellenistic’ House in Nea Paphos, Cyprus – A First Summary of Its Architecture

• Authors: Aleksandra Brzozowska-Jawornicka

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents preliminary observations and analyses of the architecture of the ‘Hellenistic’ House, an ancient residency from Roman times built in Nea Paphos on Cyprus. The House was erected as an extensive edifice around several courtyards of a very interesting architectural frame and rich decoration. Unfortunately, the residence was destroyed by an earthquake and afterwards rebuilt with new edifices, primarily the Villa of Theseus, and as such its remains are in a very poor state. However, the preserved fragments of walls, floors, technical infrastructure as well as pieces of architectural decoration permit the conducting of architectural studies of the residence’s layout, structure and functional arrangement.

Keywords

EN

‘Hellenistic’ House; Nea Paphos; Roman period Cyprus; ancient residence

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Études et Travaux (Institut des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences)
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 34
• Pages: 93-121

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Brzozowska-Jawornicka

• Department of History of Architecture, Art and Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw

• https://orcid.org/0000000306953016

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/EtudTrav.34.005

Biblioteka Nauki

1975687