Die byzantinische Festung aus dem 7. Jahrhundert in Paphos wurde 1200 von den Kreuzrittern verbessert und 22 Jahre später durch ein starkes Erdbeben zerstört.. - Stockfoto & -bild

Remains of the Arabic castle in Denia, Costa Blanca, Spain

The fortress to protect Paphos from the Arabs was erected by the Byzantines in the 7th century. In 1200, the crusaders reinforced the fortress, but the 1222 earthquake finally destroyed it.

The 7th-century Byzantine fortress in Paphos was improved by the crusaders in 1200 and destroyed by a powerful earthquake 22 years later.

The ancient necropolis of the city, due to the splendor of the funerary structures, is called the Royal Tombs. The Romans sacked it and turned the necropolis into a quarry.

The 7th-century Byzantine fortress in Paphos was improved by the crusaders in 1200 and destroyed by a powerful earthquake 22 years later.

The rocks and former quarries of ancient Paphos are very similar to the foundations of the walls, towers, ditches and counterscarps of medieval fortifications. Is that so? Riddle.

The 7th-century Byzantine fortress in Paphos was improved by the crusaders in 1200 and destroyed by a powerful earthquake 22 years later.

The 7th-century Byzantine fortress in Paphos was improved by the crusaders in 1200 and destroyed by a powerful earthquake 22 years later.

The 7th-century Byzantine fortress in Paphos was improved by the crusaders in 1200 and destroyed by a powerful earthquake 22 years later.

The 7th-century Byzantine fortress in Paphos was improved by the crusaders in 1200 and destroyed by a powerful earthquake 22 years later.