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THRONI (Ancient city) CYPRUS
The ruins of a small town, mentioned by Strabo (14.683) and Ptolemy
(5.14.1-4), on a headland called Cape Pyla, on the E shore of Larnaca Bay. Strabo's
reference, however, does not make it clear whether Thronoi refers to the cape
or to the town or to both. It is mentioned in the list of the theodorokoi at Delphi
(early 2d c. B.C.), provided the restoration of the name is correct.
Substantial remains of the town, dating from Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman
times, are still visible. Remains of the town wall running for a considerable
distance along the inland side of the town, underground chambers cut in the rock,
and vestiges of a sanctuary with fragments of stone statues have been reported.
The site is still unexplored.
K. Nicolaou, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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