Villa of Theseus at Nea Paphos (Cyprus). Fourth–Early Fifth Century Numismatic Evidence for Architectural Transformations and Seismic Events

• Authors: Barbara Lichocka

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents coins unearthed in three separate places at the Villa of Theseus at Nea Paphos (Cyprus). With just a few exceptions they date to the fourth–early fifth centuries AD. Even though only some specimens are precisely identifiable, they deserve presentation since they may suggest termini post quem for the reconstructions and enlargement of the Villa of Theseus. At the same time, the numismatic evidence helps to support the hypothesis that more than one earthquake occurred in the late Roman period at Nea Paphos and caused the destruction of its residences in the whole or in part of the area.

Keywords

EN

late Roman Cyprus; Nea Paphos; Villa of Theseus; North-western House; coins; earthquakes

• Publisher: 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: 183-206

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Barbara Lichocka

• Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

• https://orcid.org/0000000214379256

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/EtudTrav.34.009

Biblioteka Nauki

1975672