Byzantine builders.The Hellenistic and Roman latrines are situated in the southwest corner of the palaestra, and are the largest on the island. Arranged in a semicircler, with open-plan seating for 44, they strike us today, with our prudishly solitary cubicles, as most improper. The puritanical Christians of the 4th century, too, considered them indecent, and had them walled up.
Beside the gymnasium are the colossal Byzantine baths, an impressive complex of tall chambers with marble and mosaic flooring and underfloor heating so deeply buried in sand they were only discovered in 1926. ?n two of the vaulted arches traces of Roman mosaicw can still be seen, mainly in reds and browns. In the largest mosaic, the central figure is throught to be Apollo with a lyre and quiver below.The walls throughout are of immense thickness, often 3m or more. Columns and capitals lie scattered about, but much of the more elaborate marble carving was taken away and is now on display in the Cyprus Museum of Greek Nicosia. Some of the finds used also to be on display at the Museum of Gazima?usa within the suburb of Varosha. Now they are doubtless heavily cobwebber. The intricate water system, here and in the gymnasium, is a perpetual source of amazement. A 56km (35 mile) aqueduct brought water from the abundant spring at Kytrea(nowDe?irmenlik) to a large tank which can still be seen in the undergrowth. Scholars have estimated that this water system could supply the needs of 120,000 people.
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