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Location

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Episkopí
geo:34.666843,32.884846
Location: correct and verified

Period or year

-12xx / unknown

Classification

city
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Identifiers

Kourion

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KOURION Episkopi

According to Herodotus, Kourion was founded by Argives in the Late Bronze Age and was named for Koureus, the son of Cinyras, the first king of Cyprus. The earliest evidence of settlement dates to the Neolithic period (4500-3900 BC).

Relevant museums

Cyprus Museum in Nicosia
Lefkosia. Archeological museum

Nearby sites

Kourion, Roman Agora
Kourion, Roman Agora
Kourion, Nympheum
Nympheum at Public Baths
Kourion, Roman baths
Kourion, Roman baths
Kourion, Baptistery
Early Christian Baptistery

Kourion, the Agora

Kourion, Apse

Kourion, Cliffs

Kourion, Cliffs

Kourion, Cliffs

Kourion, Coastal plain

Kourion, Coastal plain

Kourion, Coastal plain

Kourion, Coastal plain

Kourion, Coastal plain east

Kourion, Coastal plain west

Kourion, Coastal plain west

Kourion, Model

Kourion, Edge of Kourion plateau with ancient tombs

Kourion, Bronze vase with inscription in the hieroglyphic and Cypro-Syllabic script

Kourion, Roman lamp, duck-shaped

Kourion, Remains of a Christian house

Kourion, Remains of a Christian house

Kourion, Remains of a Christian house

Kourion, Remains of a Christian house

Kourion, Remains of a Christian house

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by René Voorburg (2012-05-29) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/2365
Data downloads: KML
Suggested citation: Voorburg, R. , Kourion. https://vici.org/vici/2365, accessed 2026-06-28.