# Amathus · Place

> ancient city-kingdom, south coast of Cyprus. In Eteocretan and Eteocypriot.

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# Amathus

ancient city-kingdom, south coast of Cyprus

[Eteocretan and Eteocypriot](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot)[2 events][34.7122° N, 33.1414° E]

Amathus is an ancient city in the record of Eteocretan and Eteocypriot, placed to about 1 km.

Two events on the site happened here, between 0311 and 1914: Amathus sets up a statue of Ariston son of Aristonax with an Eteocypriot and Greek inscription, and later Ernst Sittig publishes the Amathus bilingual, found in a Limassol antique shop.

The kingdom ended with the deposition of Androkles about 312 BC; the bilingual is dated shortly after.

Written from the site's records. [Improve it](https://mysteriesdept.com/developers)

Placed from Approximate position of the Amathus acropolis from general reference (34 42 44 N, 33 08 29 E); not checked against a survey. · Placed to about 1 km

## In the mysteries

**Eteocretan and Eteocypriot**

2 events

[The mystery ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot)

[What do the Dreros and Amathus bilinguals actually establish about the two languages?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ94QPQR8/what-do-the-dreros-and-amathus-bilinguals-actually-establish)Open: no answer ahead yet

[What language do the Eteocypriot inscriptions of Amathus record?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEDZ8TY5JS3/what-language-do-the-eteocypriot-inscriptions-of-amathus)Open: 4 answers, none ahead

[Do the non-Greek syllabic inscriptions of Golgoi record the same language as those of Amathus?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/questions/QST0DEEBV8JQ0KV/do-the-non-greek-syllabic-inscriptions-of-golgoi-record-the)No evidence yet: No evidence yet

## What happened here 2

-0311[Amathus sets up a statue of Ariston son of Aristonax with an Eteocypriot and Greek inscription](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/events/EVT0DEDWP8PYY5Y/amathus-sets-up-a-statue-of-ariston-son-of-aristonax-with-an)

1914[Ernst Sittig publishes the Amathus bilingual, found in a Limassol antique shop](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eteocretan-eteocypriot/events/EVT0DEDWQ2PVSXK/ernst-sittig-publishes-the-amathus-bilingual-found-in-a)

## Nearby within 500 km

[Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CWRBHJA7HKA/kalavasos-ayios-dhimitrios)

archaeological site

15 km E

[Cyprus](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CWRBH2P0F3T/cyprus)

island

32 km N

[Idalion (Dali)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DEDSYY1ZN21/idalion-dali)

ancient city

42 km NE

[Larnaca Salt Lake, Cyprus](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D464GW2411A/larnaca-salt-lake-cyprus)

lake

48 km NE

[Kition](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CWRBHT42KJJ/kition)

archaeological site

50 km NE

[Golgoi (Athienou)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0DEDSYD4Q23T/golgoi-athienou)

ancient site

53 km NE

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Amathus [Place PLC0DEDSWM50VWS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DEDSWM50VWS
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Key

**PLC** 0DEDSWM50VWS

Record

Place

Kind

Ancient city

Position

34.7122° N, 33.1414° E

Precision

About 1 km

Placed from

Approximate position of the Amathus acropolis from general reference (34 42 44 N, 33 08 29 E); not checked against a survey.

Version

1

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