Because the remains of the city are scattered, it is inadvisable for any attempt to be made to look at them in chronological order, since this would involve a great deal of retracing of steps. All features of interest in the area are accessible to motorists, though the distances are quite manageable for average walkers unless the weather is excessively hot. Incidentally, a long beach of shallow water stretches in both directions. Fragments of ancient pottery and marble discarded by the excavators litter the shore. The two luxury hotels, built low so as to be unobtrusive, are to the north of the main site. Otherwise the beach, without changing facilities other than bushes and sandhills, is reached from the Tourist Pavilion or the car park opposite the Gymnasium. The remains of the ancient harbour will be of interest to underwater swimmers with an eye for treasure-seeking, though collecting is not permitted. It can be reached either by walking along the sands or from the newly discovered Kambanopetra site.
After passing through the main entrance, it will be possible to
recognize the Walls and Fortifications of the city to the left and
right. These are of a late period in its history. They continue
roughly north-east to the left of the present track, and may have been erected by Constantine II when he rebuilt Salamis in a contracted form, though some experts believe that their purpose was as an extra line of defence against the Arab raids of the seventh century A.D.
Remains of Roman Baths are to the left, a short distance off the tarred motor road after it passes through trees, diverging from the line of the walls, and before a similar road comes in on the right. This site has not as yet been thoroughly excavated.
Farther on, immediately after the road junction, and plainly identifiable on the left, is the Roman Theatre. Excavations which began in 1960 revealed this to be one of the largest of its kind in the Middle East. It dates back to the early imperial period, probably to the reign of Augustus Caesar, and repairs and alterations were executed in the first and second centuries A.D. when Salamis continued to be under Roman domination. An earlier Hellenistic theatre may have existed on the same site. Earthquakes in the fourth century A.D. destroyed the Roman Theatre, at the time when great damage was done to the rest of the city. A full description is contained in the official guide to Salamis, which no visitor should be without. This guide describes the extent to which the lost portions of the auditorium have been reconstructed for the presentation of Greek classical drama. The actors' dressing rooms and ancillary buildings have been the subject of subsequent phases of excavation.
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