CYPRUS: Paphos Archaeological Park [HD]
The sites and monuments of the Paphos Archaeological Park (Kato Pafos) date from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. These include mosaic floors of four Roman villas, as well as Agora, Asklipieion, ruins of Limeniotissa Basilica, Odeion, Fortress Saranta Kolones (Forty Columns), and Tombs of the Kings.
The city contains many catacomb sites dating back to the early Christian period. The most famous is Church of Saint Solomoni (Agia Solomoni), originally a Christian catacomb retaining some of its 12th century frescoes. A sacred tree at the entrance is believed to cure the ailments of those who hang a personal offering on its branches.
The town of Paphos, including the Archaeological Park, is on the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world's heritage.
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Paphos Archaeological Park, Kato Paphos, Cyprus
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Kato Paphos Archaeological Park in Paphos, Cyprus
Paphos Archaeological Park (also Kato Pafos Archaeological Park) contains the major part of the important ancient Greek and Roman City and is located in Paphos, southwest Cyprus. The park, still under excavation, is within the Nea Pafos (New Paphos) section of the coastal city.
Its sites and monuments date from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Among the most significant remains so far discovered are four large and elaborate Roman villas: the House of Dionysos, the House of Aion, the House of Theseus and the House of Orpheus, all with superb preserved mosaic floors, especially an Orpheus mosaic. In addition, excavations have uncovered an Agora, Asklipieion, Basilica, Odeion, Hellenistic-Roman Theatre, and a necropolis known as the Tombs of the Kings.
In 1980 Nea Pafos was inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO for its outstanding ancient remains.
Nea Paphos was probably built by Nicocles, the last king of Paphos, at the end of the 4th c. BC. By the beginning of the 2nd c. BC it became the capital of the island, replacing Salamis during the Hellenistic era under the Ptolemies.
House of Dionysos
This exceptionally rich villa occupies 2000 sq. m of which 556 are covered with mosaic floors decorated with mythological, vintage and hunting scenes. Its is named after the god Dionysos who features on several of the mosaics.
Its rooms are arranged around a central courtyard, or atrium, which functioned as the core of the house. It was built at the end of the 2nd century AD and was destroyed and abandoned after the earthquakes of the 4th century AD.
A Hellenistic pebble mosaic representing the mythical sea-monster Scylla from an earlier villa of the 3rd c. BC which was found below the Roman villa is on display in situ.
House of Aion
Although only three rooms of this large villa have been excavated by the University of Warsaw, the mosaic floor from the House of Aion is considered one of the most exceptional works of ancient Roman art, if not the only work of its kind,[5] and certainly one of the most enigmatic and most fervently discussed by scholars. It dates from around the mid-4th century AD and is named after the god shown in the middle of the mosaic.
The main room was probably a triclinium or reception room. Two smaller rooms had excellent geometric mosaics.
The main mosaic contains 3 horizontal frames with 5 panels all surrounded by a geometric frame.
A villa wall was found collapsed into the adjacent street and has been restored.
House of Theseus
This exceptionally large villa was the residence of the Roman proconsul or governor, and was divided between rooms for official functions and those for private use. Its name derives from the beautiful mosaic of Theseus and the Minotaur found in the southeast quarter. The villa covered several insulae of the Hellenistic street plan.
It was built in the 2nd half of the 2nd c. AD over ruins of earlier houses and was occupied until the 7th c. AD. So far only the southern half of the villa has been fully excavated.
House of Orpheus
This villa lies to the west of the House of Theseus. The mosaics of the third century AD have three mythological representations: “Orpheus and his Lyre”, “Hercules and the Lion of Nemea” and “the Amazon”, but they are currently not on view to the public.
Theatre
The theatre, located in the northeastern area of the ancient city, is dated to originally the end of the fourth century BC and has been under excavation by the University of Sydney since 1995.
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In ancient times, Paphos was for six hundred years the capital of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and an archaeological location that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area inludes Palea and Kato Paphos. In the thirteenth century B.C,. the Phoenicians began to settle in the region and in the twelfth century, Mycenae times, a sanctuary was constructed, the centre of the cult of Aphrodite that was created for the worship of the goddess of love, beauty, lust and fertility. The Greek-Macedonian Ptolemäer kings who resided in Egyptian Alexandria, selected Paphos as the capital of the island and it remained so under Roman governance. Its prosperity continued until the fourth century when it was struck by a devastating earthquake. Soon, the coast became marshy and the inhabitants of the Ottoman period moved to the more elevated terrain of the hinterland and built the town of Ktima. Paphos enjoys an exceptional place in history and contains the monuments and artifacts from prehistoric and Roman times right up to the Middle Ages. The rich heritage of an ancient world!
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Walking in the PAPHOS Archaeological Park / Cyprus - 4K 60fps (UHD)
Today we walk around the Paphos Archaeological Park just near the harbour and lighthouse of Paphos / Cyprus.
It's nice to spend an hour or two there seeing the impressive mosaics and house ruins of ancient Paphos.
I was trying to take photos at the same time as the videos some sometimes the videos goes a bit suboptimal perspectives. This walk gives a nice impression of one of the cultural walks in Paphos. I hope you enjoy it anyways even though this is not a vlog.
Camera: Osmo Pocket in 4K60
Mic: Zoom H1
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Nea Pafos - Archaeological Park of Kato Pafos (Paphos)
The Archaeological Park of Kato Pafos (Paphos) is one of the most important archaeological sites of Cyprus and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list since 1980.
Nicocles, the last King of Palaipafos moved the city from the previous location to its present location near the harbour at the end of the 4th century BC. Between the 2nd century BC and 4th century AD, Pafos was the capital city of Cyprus.
The Park includes sites and monuments from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, while most remains date to the Roman period. The intricate mosaic floors of four Roman villas (the houses of Dionysos, Theseus, Aion and Orpheus) form the impressive epicentre of the finds, and depict various scenes from Greek Mythology. The complex also includes other important monuments, such as the Asklepieion, the Odeon, the Agora, the Saranta Kolones (Forty Columns) Castle, the Limeniotissa ruins of an Early Christian Basilica, and the Tombs of the Kings.
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Exploring Paphos Archaeological Park 4K, Cyprus
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The Archaeological Park of Kato Pafos (Paphos) is one of the most important archaeological sites of Cyprus and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list since 1980.
Nicocles, the last King of Palaipafos moved the city from the previous location to its present location near the harbour at the end of the 4th century BC. Between the 2nd century BC and 4th century AD, Pafos was the capital city of Cyprus.
The Park includes sites and monuments from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, while most remains date to the Roman period. The intricate mosaic floors of four Roman villas (the houses of Dionysos, Theseus, Aion and Orpheus) form the impressive epicentre of the finds, and depict various scenes from Greek Mythology. The complex also includes other important monuments, such as the Asklepieion, the Odeon, the Agora, the Saranta Kolones (Forty Columns) Castle, the Limeniotissa ruins of an Early Christian Basilica, and the Tombs of the Kings.
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PAPHOS , CYPRUS - OCTOBER 2018 - PART ONE - MEDIAEVAL PORT AND KATO PAPHOS PARK
THE WHOLE TOWN OF PAFOS IS INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL UNESCO LIST OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL TREASURES OF THE WORLD HERITAGE. WHEREVER ONE TREADS IN PAFOS ONE COMES ACROSS ITS GLORIOUS HISTORY. TODAY IT IS A GROWING HARBOUR TOWN, BUT IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN TIMES IT WAS THE CAPITAL OF CYPRUS.
CLOSE TO THE WATERSIDE RESTAURANTS AT THE HARBOUR LIES PAPHOS FORT. IT WAS BUILT BY THE TURKS IN 1592 ON THE SITE OF AN EARLIER, RUINED MEDIAEVAL CASTLE. INSIDE THERE ARE ROOMS ONCE USED AS DUNGEONS WHILST THE MAIN ROOM IS OCCASIONALLY USED FOR EXHIBITIONS.
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF KATO PAFOS INCLUDES AREAS AND MONUMENTS FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES UP TO AND INCLUDING MIDDLE AGES, WITH MOST REMAINS DATING TO THE ROMAN PERIOD. THE REMARKABLE MOSAIC FLOORS OF FOUR VILLAS OF THE ROMAN PERIOD ARE THE EPITOME OF ALL THESE FINDINGS - HOUSE OF AION, HOUSE OF THESEUS AND HOUSE OF DIONYSOS. THE MOSAIC FLOORS OF THESE NOBLEMEN'S VILLAS DATING FROM THE 3RD TO THE 5TH CENTURY AD ARE CONSIDERED AMONG THE FINEST IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. THEY MAINLY DEPICT SCENES FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
A CIDADE INTEIRA DE PAFOS ESTÁ INCLUÍDA NA LISTA OFICIAL DA UNESCO DE TESOUROS CULTURAIS E NATURAIS DO PATRIMÔNIO MUNDIAL. ONDE ESTIVER EM PAFOS VOCE FARA' PARTE DA HISTÓRIA GLORIOSA DELA. HOJE É UMA CIDADE DE PORTO CRESCENTE, MAS EM TEMPOS HELENICOS E ROMANOS FOI O CAPITAL DO CHIPRE.
PERTO DOS RESTAURANTES A BEIRA DO PORTO, SE ENCONTRA PAPHOS FORTALEZA. Foi construída pelos turcos em 1592, no local de um antigo castelo medieval . DENTRO DELA EXISTEM QUARTOS QUE ERAM USADOS COMO SALAS DE TORTURAS, MAS A SALA PRINCIPAL É OCASIONALMENTE USADA PARA EXPOSIÇÕES.
O LOCAL ARQUEOLÓGICO DE KATO PAFOS INCLUI ÁREAS E MONUMENTOS DE ÉPOCAS PRÉ-HISTÓRICAS ATÉ E INCLUINDO ERAS, COM MAIS PERMANENTES DADOS NO PERÍODO ROMANO. OS PISOS MOSAICOS NOTÁVEIS DE QUATRO CASAS DO PERÍODO ROMANO SÃO O EPITOMO DE TODOS OS RESULTADOS - CASA DE AION, CASA DE THESEUS E CASA DE DIONÍSOS. OS PISOS FORRADOS DE MOSAICOS NAS VILLAS FAZEM PARTE DO TERCEIRO ÀO QUINTO SÉCULO AD, E É CONSIDERADO ENTRE OS MELHORES DO MEDITERRÂNEO ORIENTAL, REPRESENTANDO PRINCIPAIS CENÁRIOS DA MITOLOGIA GREGA.
THANKS TO - CYPRUS TOURISM ORGANISATION FEB 2001
CYPRUS IN COLOUR - K.P. KYRIAKOU BOOKS &
STATIONARY LTD 1987
Paphos : The small town with great history
Paphos is included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world's heritage for its spectacular ancient remains, and was selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2017, along with Aarhus.
Ancient Sites of Paphos, Cyprus, Antikes Paphos
Ancient sites of Paphos are most important to visit. The mosaics are of the Roman period (UNESCO World Heritage). The whole area is scattered with remains of the past.
The Tombs of the Kings are cut in the rock formations. But no member of any royal family wer burried there. This place were in use 3rd. century BC.
Paphos archaeological park, Cyprus.
The mosaic floors of these roman Villas dating from the 3rd to 5th centuries AD are considered among the finest in the eastern Mediterranean. Depicting mainly scenes from Greek mythology they were discovered accidently in 1961 by a farmer ploughing his field.
PAPHOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK, CYPRUS
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Paphos Ausgrabungen. Erst im Jahr 1963 wurde, wie so oft durch einen Zufall, erste Teile römischer Mosaike, an die Erdoberfläche befördert.
Kato Paphos , Cyprus.
Kato Paphos Is a Unesco World Heritage Site in Cyprus .
Cyprus # Medieval Castle of Paphos, Harbour, lighthouse, Paphos Archaeological Park
Cyprus # Medieval Castle of Paphos, Harbour, lighthouse, Paphos Archaeological Park.
The inclusion of the Kato Pafos archaeological site in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1980 was the starting point for the creation of a General Plan whose aim would be primarily to protect and maintain the archaeological remains, as well as to promote them and provide comprehensive information to visitors. Kato Pafos archaeological Park includes sites and monuments from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, while most remains date to the Roman period. The marvellous mosaic floors of four Roman villas from the impressive epicentre of the finds. The complex includes other important monuments, such as the Asklipieion, the Odeion, the Agora, the Saranta Kolones (Forty Columns) Fortress, the Limeniotissa Ruins of early Christian Basilica and the Tombs of the Kings.
Археологический парк Па́фоса — археологический музей под открытым небом в городе Пафосе, близ гавани Като-Пафоса. Основные объекты археологического парка — раскопки античного города Неа-Пафоса. Известен большим комплексом хорошо сохранившихся мозаик римского времени, открытых в 1960-х годах. В южной части парка находятся развалины средневековой крепости Саранта-Колонес. На территории парка находится также развалины других сооружений II века н. э. — агоры, одеона и храм Асклепия. Раскопки на территории археологического парка начаты в 1960-х годах и продолжаются по сей день[1][2]. Старая часть Пафоса, важной составляющей которой является археологический парк, входит в список Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО[3].
PAPHOS, CYPRUS - OCTOBER 2018 - PART TWO - ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
KATO PAFOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK.THE INCLUSION OF THE KATO PAFOS PARK AREA IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST IN 1980 SPARKED OFF THE IDEA OF THE CREATION OF A GENERAL PLAN WHOSE MAIN AIM IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS AND PROMOTE AND PROVIDE INTEGRAL INFORMATION TO VISITORS. IMPORTANT MONUMENTS ARE THE ASKLIPEIO, THE ODEON, THE EARLY CHRISTIAN BASILICA AND THE FORT OF SARANTA (40) KOLONES.
THE ODEON IS A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL 2ND CENTURY ROMAN THEATRE WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS BUILT ENTIRELY OF WELL-HEWN LIMESTONE BLOCKS. NOWADAYS, IT IS USED IN THE SUMMER FOR PLAYS AND CONCERTS AND HOLDS MORE THAN 1,000 SPECTATORS. NEARBY ARE THE REMAINS OF THE ANCIENT CITY WALLS, THE ROMAN AGORA AND A BUILDING DEDICATED TO ASKLIPEIOS-GOD OF MEDICINE.
SARANTA (40) KOLONES - THIS CASTLE WAS BUILT BY THE LUSIGNANS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EARLY 13TH CENTURY ON THE SITE OF A PREVIOUS BYZANTINE CASTLE. IT WAS DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE IN 1222 AND NEVER REBUILT.
O PARQUE ARQUEOLÓGICO DE KATO PAFOS. A INCLUSÃO DA ÁREA DO PARQUE KATO PAFOS NA LISTA DE PATRIMÓNIO MUNDIAL EM 1980, ABRIU A IDEIA DA CRIAÇÃO DE UM PLANO GERAL CUJO OBJETIVO PRINCIPAL É PRESERVAR E MANTER OS RESTOS ARQUEOLÓGICOS E PROMOVER E FORNECER INFORMAÇÕES INTEGRANTES AOS VISITANTES . ENTRE OS MONUMENTOS IMPORTANTES ESTÃO O ASKLIPEIO, O ODEON, A BASÍLICA CRISTÃ E A FORTALEZA DE (40) QUARENTA COLUNAS - SARANTA.
O ODEON É UMA RECONSTRUÇÃO DO TEATRO ROMANO DO SEGUNDO SÉCULO. ORIGINAL ,QUE FOI DESTRUÍDO POR UM TERREMOTO. FOI CONSTRUÍDO INTEIRAMENTE DE BLOCOS DE LIMESTONE. ATUALMENTE, É USADO NO VERÃO PARA CONCERTOS E ACOMODA MAIS DE 1.000 ESPECTADORES. PERTO DAS MURALHAS DA CIDADE ANTIGA, O AGORA' ROMANO AO CENTRO E UM EDIFÍCIO DEDICADO AO ASKLIPEIOS - DEUS DA MEDICINA.
SARANTA (40) KOLONES (QUARENTA COLUNAS)- ESTE CASTELO FOI CONSTRUÍDO PELOS LUSIGNANOS NO INÍCIO DO SECULO XIII NO LOCAL DE UM CASTELO BIZANTEINO. FOI DESTRUÍDO POR UM TERREMOTO EM 1222 E NUNCA RECONSTRUIDO.
THANKS TO - CYPRUS TOURISM ORGANISATION FEB 2001
CYPRUS IN COLOUR - K.P. KYRIAKOU BOOKS &
STATIONARY LTD 1987
Explore Paphos, Cyprus
Exclusively produced for MyCyprusTravel, Kristy Agapiouexplores Cyprus and highlights special attractions throughout the island.
This 8 minute video features Paphos, located in the western part of the island. A vibrant, dynamic city that offers many cultural attractions (including an archaeological site with pristinely preserved Roman mosaics), Paphos offers untouched natural beauty, stunning mountain villages and gorgeous beaches – all the elements for a perfect holiday!
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