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Famagusta - Historical Places
- SALAMIS
The city, at the times of the migration at the end of the Bronze Age was founded by the hordes and the Akas came from Greece and adhered them in Kilikya. Tefkros, the son of one of the heros of Troy and the King of Salmis island Telamon, is known to be the founder of the city. From the coins minted in 560 BC after the Asur sovereignty in 707 BC, it is understood that Salmis King Evelthon had taken the running of the island. The war time run that Kimon from Athens had organized in 499 BC in order to stop the Persian sovereignty ended with a failure and upon the death of Kimon the people of Athens gave up the attempt of conquering Cyprus. After this Phoenician bailiffs took the head but a regression in trade and other subjects start. In 411 BC Evagoras, a member of the Tefkros family, conquered Salmis Kingdom.
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| When all of the island was to be taken under domination, Salmis city is surrounded by the Persians and Evagoras was to pay tax to the Persian Kingdom. This condition continues until the period of Alexander. Because Pyntagoras, being the Salmis King in the period of Alexander, was making Alexander military assistance, he was gifted with the city Tamusus. After the death of Alexander, Salmis passes in title. Under the administration of Ptoleme Kingdom, that conqued Cyprus under hard conditions in 294 BC, the island regains peace at last and since this day Salmis gets to be the capital city. The bright days of the city continues in the Roman dominance, too. Most of the ruins survived till now belong to the Roman period. Under the Roman domination, the city has a public council, senate and a council of elders. With the earthquakes in 76 and 77 AC and the rebellion of the Jews in 116 AC, the city comes to grief. Later, the island is bound to the city of Antakya and because Salmis harbour is the first haunt harbour of the Syrian ships, a relief could be seen. Unfortunately, the earthquakes in 232 and 342 AC damages the city badly. Later on, the Byzantium Emperor Konstantinus reconstructs the city with a small plan and gives the name Konstantinus. The city takes the place of Baf and becomes the capital city of Cyprus. After that, because of the Arab assaults and earthquakes in 647 AC the city was ceased and the people had to migrate to the area which is todays Magusa. |
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