Building Power: Palaces and the Built Environment in Cyprus in the Archaic and Classical Periods
A detailed study of the topography of Cypriot cities in the time of the Iron Age kingdoms is not possible based on our present state of knowledge. The most important points of reference occur in those few sites where we have both the sanctuaries of the main divinities and the residences of the kings...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2013
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2013, Volume: 370, Pages: 83-101 |
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| Summary: | A detailed study of the topography of Cypriot cities in the time of the Iron Age kingdoms is not possible based on our present state of knowledge. The most important points of reference occur in those few sites where we have both the sanctuaries of the main divinities and the residences of the kings. This article presents the three most significant examples: Amathous, Vouni, and Idalion. However, only the first site allows us to follow the changing relationship between the sanctuary and the palace within an autonomous kingdom, from the late Cypro-Geometric period to the time of Alexander the Great. The palace at Vouni, which is currently the only example where the entire compound is known, was in use for a little more than a century, and its status gives rise to the debates that are discussed here. At Idalion, recent excavations have uncovered a large building with an economic function, which, after the annexation of the kingdom by the Phoenicians of Kition, succeeded the palace of the Archaic period. Besides architectural characteristics, known only for the Classical period, fine imported pottery and Hathoric capitals/stelae are significant expressions of the lifestyle and status of the Cypriot kings. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.370.0083 |