University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Athropology


Author: DeCoursey I. Fales

Kourion

The Amusement Area

By: DeCoursey I. Fales

Man has always required entertainment and recreation. As today a man goes to a baseball park or movie-house, so in Greco-Roman times, he went to a stadium, theater, or bath. At Kourion in Cyprus, where the University Museum has been excavating since 1934, there are fine examples of these three types of building. These buildings […]