Lapathus (Cyprus)

Lapathus
Λάπαθος, 𐤋𐤐𐤔
A coins of ṢDQMLK, King of Lapathus
Lapathus (Cyprus) is located in Cyprus
Lapathus (Cyprus)
Shown within Cyprus
LocationCyprus
Coordinates35°21′19″N 33°11′52″E / 35.355404°N 33.197851°E / 35.355404; 33.197851

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]

  1. ^ Huss (1985), p. 569.
  2. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p.682. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 5.14.4.
  4. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.31.
  5. ^ Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 41.
  6. ^ Hierocles. Synecdemus.
  7. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 72, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  8. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.