Anax Nicocles of Salamis in a new inscription
During recent excavations at the Panagia site (Protaras region, south-eastern Cyprus), carried out by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus under the direction of Polina Christofi, a stele bearing the dedication of a member of the royal family of Salamis was discovered re‑used in an Early Christia...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cchyp, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes
2022
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | During recent excavations at the Panagia site (Protaras region, south-eastern Cyprus), carried out by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus under the direction of Polina Christofi, a stele bearing the dedication of a member of the royal family of Salamis was discovered re‑used in an Early Christian church. The author of the dedication is a new figure in the prosopography of Cyprus: the anax Nicocles, son of king Pnytagoras and brother of king Nicocreon. The inscription, which we date between 315 and 311 BC, is dedicated to a deity whose name has been erased, but we propose to read Aphrodite Acraia. We locate the sanctuary of the goddess on the small hill overlooking the Pedalion promontory, and try to analyse the political and ideological context of the end of the kingdoms of Cyprus. |
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