Acropolis of Amathous, Cyprus (Illustration)

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by Carole Raddato
published on 17 March 2019

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Acropolis of Amathous, Cyprus — The Acropolis of Amathous (Cyprus) with the Temple of Aphrodite dating to the 1st century BCE. The Temple was built over the ruins of a former temple from the Hellenistic era and occupied a large part of the Acropolis. The monumental vase (copy) was used as a water container for religious rituals.

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, March 17). Acropolis of Amathous, Cyprus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10235/acropolis-of-amathous-cyprus/

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Raddato, Carole. "Acropolis of Amathous, Cyprus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 17, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10235/acropolis-of-amathous-cyprus/.

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