Kourion

Kourion
Koύριov
Kourion Agora
Kourion is located in Cyprus
Kourion
Shown within Cyprus
Alternative nameCurium
LocationEpiskopi, Limassol District, Cyprus
Episkopi Cantonment, British Overseas Territory Of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Coordinates34°39′51″N 32°53′16″E / 34.6642°N 32.8877°E / 34.6642; 32.8877
TypeSettlement
Site notes
Excavation dates1875, 1895, 1934-1938, 1947-1954, 1956-1959, 1964-present
ArchaeologistsLuigi Palma di Cesnola, H.B. Walters, G. McFadden, B.H. Hill, J. Daniel, A.H.S. Megaw, M.C. Loulloupis, David Soren, Thomas W. Davis
ManagementCyprus Department of Antiquities

Kourion (Ancient Greek: Koύριov; Latin: Curium) was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island 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 mostly 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.