page_title: Kourion
section_title: Archaeological remains
hierarchical_section_title: Kourion / Archaeological remains
caption_attribution_description: English: Ancient town of Kourion near Limassol, Cyprus. The Theater of Kourion. Русский: Античный город Курион около Лимасола, Кипр. Театр.
context_page_description: Kourion or Latin: Curium, was an important ancient city-state on the southwestern coast of Cyprus. In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site.
  In the seventeenth century, Kourion suffered from five heavy earthquakes, but the city was partly rebuilt. The acropolis of Kourion, located 1.3 km southwest of Episkopi and 13 km west of Limassol, is located atop a limestone promontory nearly 100 metres high along the coast of Episkopi Bay.
  The Kourion archaeological area lies within the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and is managed by the Cyprus Department of Antiquity.
context_section_description: The majority of the archaeological remains within the Kourion Archaeological Area date to the Roman and Late Roman/Early Byzantine periods. The acropolis and all archaeological remains within the area are managed and administered by the Cyprus Department of Antiquities.
caption: Kourion's Greco-Roman theatre.
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