Katalymata ton Plakoton ( el, Καταλύματα των Πλακωτών) is an

archeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

in the vicinity of Akrotiri, on the island of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

. The first archaeological surveys began in 2007-2010 by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus. The archaeological site contained a complex of two religious temples, wholly approximately 100 meters in length. The first temple consists of a three-aisled basilica with a transverse aisle, and is 36 meters wide and 29 meters long. In December 2018, a Byzantine church with mosaics including inscriptions in perfect condition dating back to the reign of

Emperor Heraclius Heraclius ( grc-gre, Ἡράκλειος, Hērákleios; c. 575 – 11 February 641), was Eastern Roman emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the exarch of Africa, led a revolt ...

was discovered during the twelfth excavation season under the supervision of Dr Eleni Procopiouat the site of Katalymata ton Plakoton, according to an Athens Macedonia News Agency. The Greek Christian mosaic panels included a text-“''My Lord help those who honor your name''”.

References

Akrotiri and Dhekelia Archaeological sites in Cyprus {{Cyprus-geo-stub