Bust of Alexander the Great found in Cyprus

Archaeology: bust of Alexander the Great found in Cyprus

Archaeologists in Cyprus found a marble bust of Alexander the Great - considered one of history's most successful commanders - in a second three-aisled basilica that was brought to light on the site of Katalymmata ton Plakoton, of the Akrotiri peninsula, as GreekReporter website writes.

Excavations by the Cyprus Antiquities Department in the area have been in progress since 2007 when the first basilica was revealed.

It is believed that the two basilicas are part of a monumental ecclesiastical complex which according to Eleni Procopiou, an area officer for the Antiquities Department, is related to St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, the patron saint of Limassol.

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The first basilica is a burial monument 36 meters in width and 29 meters in length.

Procopiou stated that the second basilica is also a burial monument 20 meters in width and 47 meters in length.

It is estimated that the findings date back to the second decade of the 7th century, between 616-617 A.D.

(ANSAmed) - NICOSIA, APRIL 28