Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula

Why it mattersKey Phoenician Kition (Astarte 800 BCE Sargon II 709 steward of Kition) and later Greek port with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

800 BCE temple Astarte Bamboula; ship sheds 450 BCE 6 sheds 43 m

Period

Late Bronze to Phoenician (13th c. BCE Kition 1400 BCE Achaean; Phoenician 800 BCE Astarte temple 700 BCE; Bamboula war harbour 5th c. BCE ship sheds)

Culture

Phoenician Kition (Astarte 800 BCE Sargon II 709 steward of Kition) and later Greek

Purpose

Phoenician war harbour (6 rock-cut ship sheds 43 m × 6 m each trireme slides for Phoenician Tyre king) and Herakles Melqart temple Bamboula — Kition stor base 450 BCE Athens intrusive

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1890

Excavation

Excavated

1. 800 BCE temple Astarte Bamboula; ship sheds 450 BCE 6 sheds 43 m

   Initial construction / first occupation at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula

3. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula

• Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — primary structure

  34.9224° N · 33.6288° E

• Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — outlier feature

  34.9191° N · 33.6292° E

• Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Kition — Larnaca Phoenician Temple and Harbor Bamboula — outlier feature

  34.9225° N · 33.6277° E