Around the theater of Paphos

A team of Australian archaeologists started working at the city’s theater. Their main objective is to place this Hellenistic-Roman theater within the general urban context.

Excavations have exposed a paved road, 8.5 meters wide, immediately south of the theater which served to access the venue. Yet this road also confirmed that the city of Paphos was built according to the typical Hippodamian plan. About 30 granite columns, the tallest of which reached seven meters have been found in the area, confirming the importance of this road. The granite came from the Troad and was widely used by the Romans all around the Mediterranean.

Said theater is considered as being the oldest in Cyprus and was continually used from about 300 BC until it was destroyed by the severe earthquake that occurred in 365 AD. Right next to it a Nymphaeum from the 2^nd century AD has been located as well. 

The Australian project is still on-going, so I do look forward to the next update.