Paphos is the site of a very ancient city - visited by the Phoenicians maybe a thousand years before Christ. Like most sites in this part of the world, there are many layers of civilizations. At the Paphos ruins, you can see evidence of five civilizations, but the Greco-Roman floor tile mosaics are the most spectacular. Most of these pictures are from one very large house, called the House of Dionysus. This website, http://www.visitpafos.org.cy/, provides more background about the place. No sleep yet ...
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