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]
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Map showing the ancient city Kingdoms of Cyprus
The foundation of Lapathus was credited to the PhoenicianKitians.[11]Nonnus claimed the name derived from an eponymous Lapathus, a follower of Dionysus.[12]Strabo said that it received a Spartancolony 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]
A coin of DMWNKS of Lapathus, depicting Heracles
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]
lapathus, cyprus, lapathus, phoenician, 𐤋, 𐤐, 𐤔, romanized, lpŠ, greek, Λάπαθος, lápathos, also, recorded, lapethus, Λάπηθος, lápēthos, lepethis, Ληπηθίς, lēpēthís, lapithus, Λάπιθος, lápithos, ancient, cypriot, phoenician, greek, town, near, present, lampousa. Lapathus Phoenician 𐤋 𐤐 𐤔 romanized LPS 1 Greek Lapa8os Lapathos 2 also recorded as Lapethus Laph8os Lapethos 3 4 Lepethis Lhph8is Lepethis 5 and Lapithus Lapi8os Lapithos 6 was an ancient Cypriot Phoenician and Greek town near present day Lampousa and Karavas 7 8 LapathusLapa8os 𐤋𐤐𐤔A coins of ṢDQMLK King of LapathusShown within CyprusLocationCyprusCoordinates35 21 19 N 33 11 52 E 35 355404 N 33 197851 E 35 355404 33 197851Name editDue 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 LPS 10 The Greek and the Phoenician name record each in its own way a phoneme of a language prior to them both 10 History edit nbsp Map showing the ancient city Kingdoms of Cyprus 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 Laph8ia Lapethia 13 nbsp A coin of DMWNKS of Lapathus depicting Heracles 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 See also editLapithos Larnakas tis Lapithou Anat Athena bilingual Larnakas tis Lapithou pedestal inscriptionReferences editCitations edit Huss 1985 p 569 a b c Strabo Geographica Vol xiv p 682 Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon s edition Ptolemy The Geography Vol 5 14 4 Pliny Naturalis Historia Vol 5 31 Periplus of Pseudo Scylax p 41 Hierocles Synecdemus 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 Lund University Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire Slouschz Nahoum 1942 Thesaurus of Phoenician Inscriptions in Hebrew Dvir p 106 a b c Masson Olivier Sznycer Maurice 1972 Recherches sur les Pheniciens a Chypre in French Librairie Droz p 99 Stephanus of Byzantium Ethnica Vol s v Nonnus Dionys 13 447 Ptolemy The Geography Vol 5 14 5 a b Masson Olivier Sznycer Maurice 1972 Recherches sur les Pheniciens a Chypre in French Librairie Droz pp 98 100 Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca historica Historical Library Vol 19 59 Suda s v Lapa8ioi Bibliography edit Huss Werner 1985 Geschichte der Karthager Munich C H Beck ISBN 9783406306549 in German nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1854 1857 Lapathus Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography London John Murray nbsp This article about Cypriot history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lapathus Cyprus amp oldid 1218073008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
