Αρχαίο ιχθυοτροφείο στην λάμπουσα (Αρχαία Λάπηθος) Roman Fish Tank Or Fish Farm In Ancient Lambousa - Cyprus

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List of Cyprus archaeological sites on this blog

Το κατεχόμενο χωριό Καραβάς - Karavas Village - Cyprus

Λάμπουσα (Αρχαία Λάπηθος) της Κερύνειας - Lambousa in the district of Kyrenia , Cyprus .

Η εκκλησία του Αγίου Ευλαμπίου στη Λάμπουσα (Αρχαία Λάπηθος) της Κερύνειας - The church of Saint Eulambios at Lambousa in the district of Kyrenia , Cyprus .

Η εκκλησία Άγιος Ευλάλιος της Λάμπουσας (Αρχαία Λάπηθος) - Saint Eulalios of Lambousa , Cyprus

Η Μονή της Παναγίας Αχειροποίητου στη κατεχόμενη Λάπηθο Κερύνειας - The Monastery of Panagia Acheiropoiitos in Turkish occupied Lapithos Kyrenia , Cyprus

Αρχαίοι Τάφοι της Λάμπουσας (Αρχαία Λάπηθος) - Ancient tombs at Lampousa, Cyprus

At "Troulloi," where the Acropolis was built, structures were found which had their lower sections carved into the rock. Additionally, a large four-metre wide rectangular chamber was unearthed, which bore traces of fire and indications that it was a two-floor building with mosaic floors on the upper level as well. The building is thought to have belonged to the governor of the city. To the east side of town, outside the walls at the location "Loutra tis Vasilissas" (Baths of the Queen), there was a fish hatchery which Florios Voustronios wrote about in the 16th century: "By the big residence, probably near the kings' palaces there were rock-carved fish hatcheries, and fish and sea water entered them through the sewage ...". Rupert Gunnis also refers to the fish hatcheries, while Athanasios Sakellarios, perhaps influenced by local tradition, considers that it was the "Baths of the Queen." Despite the raids that Lampousa was subjected to at times, it continued to flourish throughout the Latin occupation and its inhabitants were prosperous and productive. 
From the book  Occupied Towns/ Displaced Municipalities of the Republic of Cyprus: a Brief Historical Review Written and researched by Savvas Th. Kokkinos 

Η Λάμπουσα βρίσκεται κοντά στο χωριό Λάπηθος της επαρχίας Κερύνειας και υπήρξε σημαντική Πρωτοχριστιανική πόλη η οποία εγκαταλείφθηκε κατά τον 7ο αι. μ.Χ. συνέπεια των Αραβικών επιδρομών.

Photos Lapithos 28/1/2016 by George Konstantinou