IN SEARCH OF PTOLEMAIC PALACES...
IN SEARCH OF PTOLEMAIC PALACES...

Author(s): Monika Rekowska-Ruszkowska
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Ptolemaic residences; Ptolemais; Palazzo delle Colonne; Nea Paphos; Fanari hill
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present one of the most famous residences of the ancient world known as Palazzo delle Colonne in Ptolemais, in Cyrenaica. Even if the initial designation “palace” seems slightly exaggerated, the building’s layout, the stylistic criteria of the architecture and decoration as well as historical factors permit the building to be interpreted as an authentic palace understood as the seat of a Ptolemaic official of some importance or even a temporary residence of a Ptolemaic ruler, Ptolemy VIII or/and Ptolemy IX. As such, it is of paramount interest in the search for and research on the Ptolemaic palace(s) in Nea Paphos.

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