In the fourth century, Kourion suffered from five heavy earthquakes, but the city was mostly rebuilt. The acropolis of Kourion, located 1.3 km southwest of Episkopi and 13 km west of Limassol, is located atop a limestone promontory nearly 100 …

2021年12月1日 · Earthquake destruction of Kourion (Cyprus) was part of the earthquake storms that occurred during the fourth century CE. Osteobiography of a single indivdual, lived experience and circumstances of death. This individual suffered multiple perimortem fractures as well as crushing injuries related to building collapse.

4 天之前 · Kourion's Earthquake House, shortly after U of A archaeologist David Soren and his team began excavating the site in 1986. Noelle Soren At around dawn on July 21, 365 A.D., an earthquake decimated the ancient Roman city of Kourion, a port on Cyprus's southwestern coast.

2024年8月11日 · A recent report from Cyprus’s Department of Antiquities reveals new discoveries related to a devastating earthquake that wiped out the ancient city of Kourion, one of the island’s most significant city-kingdoms. The report coincides with the conclusion of the 2024 excavation season for the Kourion Urban Space Project.

2022年7月27日 · Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsed buildings typical of towns devastated by earthquakes. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake known to have occurred near the island in A.D. 365.

Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsed buildings typical of towns devastated by earthquakes. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake known to have occurred near the island in AD 365.

2022年11月19日 · At a very early phase of the Nymphaeum consisted of a rectangular room with a fountain and a rectangular pool. After the earthquake, the Nymphaeum was rebuilt between 98 and 117 years. After the destruction caused by earthquakes in the late fourth century the Nymphaeum was rebuilt as a three-aisled Basilica with apses along the South wall.

5 天之前 · the pattern of destruction of the buildings of Kourion indicates that the destruction most probably (inferred from the word 'typical') has been caused by an earthquake. The author now concludes that the destruction was indeed due to a major earthquake in A.D. 365. a) Evidence of earthquake in AD. 365.

2003年2月23日 · Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsed buildings typical of town devastated by earthquakes. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake known to have occurred near the island in a.d. 365.

2024年10月3日 · Excavation of the ancient city of Kourion on the island of Cyprus revealed a pattern of debris and collapsed buildings typical of towns devestated by earthquakes. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to a major earthquake known to have occured near the island in A.D. 365.