Λάπαθος, 𐤋𐤐𐤔 | |
Location | Cyprus |
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Coordinates | 35°21′19″N 33°11′52″E / 35.355404°N 33.197851°E |
Lapathus ( Phoenician: 𐤋𐤐𐤔, romanized: LPŠ; [1] Greek: Λάπαθος, Lápathos), [2] also recorded as Lapethus (Λάπηθος, Lápēthos), [3] [4] Lepethis (Ληπηθίς, Lēpēthís), [5] and Lapithus (Λάπιθος, Lápithos), [6] was an ancient Cypriot, Phoenician and Greek town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas. [7] [8]
Due to lack of evidence, researchers had not been sure weather the Phoenician name of the city was LPṬ (with Teth) or LPT (with Taw); [9] [10] recent findings, such as inscriptions and coins with legends, provide the clear reading LPŠ. [10] The Greek and the Phoenician name record, each in its own way, a phoneme of a language prior to them both. [10]
The foundation of Lapathus was credited to the Phoenician Kitians. [11] Nonnus claimed the name derived from an eponymous Lapathus, a follower of Dionysus. [12] Strabo said that it received a Spartan colony headed by Praxander. [2] He adds that it was situated opposite to the town of Nagidus in Cilicia and possessed a harbour and docks. [2] It was situated in the north of the island, on a river of the same name and in a district called Lapethia (Λαπηθία, Lapēthía). [13]
The coins of the city from the 5th and 4th canturies BC record rulers of the city, in Phoenician: DMWNKS the first, ṢDQMLK, ʾNDR... (shorted name), and DMWNKS the second. [14] The coins of the first two depicted the head of Athena, and the coins of the last two depicted Athena standing and Heracles. [14]
In the war between Ptolemy and Antigonus, Lapathus and its king Praxippus sided with the latter. [15]
The name of the place became synonymous with stupidity. [16]
Λάπαθος, 𐤋𐤐𐤔 | |
Location | Cyprus |
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Coordinates | 35°21′19″N 33°11′52″E / 35.355404°N 33.197851°E |
Lapathus ( Phoenician: 𐤋𐤐𐤔, romanized: LPŠ; [1] Greek: Λάπαθος, Lápathos), [2] also recorded as Lapethus (Λάπηθος, Lápēthos), [3] [4] Lepethis (Ληπηθίς, Lēpēthís), [5] and Lapithus (Λάπιθος, Lápithos), [6] was an ancient Cypriot, Phoenician and Greek town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas. [7] [8]
Due to lack of evidence, researchers had not been sure weather the Phoenician name of the city was LPṬ (with Teth) or LPT (with Taw); [9] [10] recent findings, such as inscriptions and coins with legends, provide the clear reading LPŠ. [10] The Greek and the Phoenician name record, each in its own way, a phoneme of a language prior to them both. [10]
The foundation of Lapathus was credited to the Phoenician Kitians. [11] Nonnus claimed the name derived from an eponymous Lapathus, a follower of Dionysus. [12] Strabo said that it received a Spartan colony headed by Praxander. [2] He adds that it was situated opposite to the town of Nagidus in Cilicia and possessed a harbour and docks. [2] It was situated in the north of the island, on a river of the same name and in a district called Lapethia (Λαπηθία, Lapēthía). [13]
The coins of the city from the 5th and 4th canturies BC record rulers of the city, in Phoenician: DMWNKS the first, ṢDQMLK, ʾNDR... (shorted name), and DMWNKS the second. [14] The coins of the first two depicted the head of Athena, and the coins of the last two depicted Athena standing and Heracles. [14]
In the war between Ptolemy and Antigonus, Lapathus and its king Praxippus sided with the latter. [15]
The name of the place became synonymous with stupidity. [16]